Town of Cleveland alcohol bonds.
$100 flat.
Before the Town of Cleveland (Blount County) approves your state ABC alcoholic beverage license, it wants a $10,000 bond guaranteeing you pay the Town the taxes and fees its alcohol ordinance imposes. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price, and no credit check.
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How much does a Town of Cleveland alcohol bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
This is the simplest kind of bond in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. No financials, no credit check, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed alcohol bonds like this are among the thousands that issue right after purchase.
File with the Town & ABC
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Town of Cleveland clerk for ABC license approval. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Alabama licenses alcohol sales through the state ABC Board, but a municipality must approve the license before the state issues it. The Town of Cleveland conditions that approval on a $10,000 surety bond standing behind the taxes and fees its alcohol ordinance imposes on licensees.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Town of Cleveland (the obligee). If you fail to remit the alcohol taxes or fees the Town's ordinance requires, the Town can recover against the bond up to $10,000.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the Town, you repay the surety. Keep your Town alcohol taxes current and the bond is simply a licensing formality you renew alongside your ABC license.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $10,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the Town & ABC. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Town of Cleveland clerk for ABC license approval. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $10,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
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Finish your Cleveland alcohol license today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.