Arizona contractor license bonds.
From $200.
Arizona requires every licensed contractor to file a license bond with the Registrar of Contractors under A.R.S. 32-1152. The amount is set by your license classification and annual work volume — not a single number — and premiums start at $200, with your exact price shown at the application.
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How much does an Arizona contractor license bond cost?
0.5% of the bond amount, from $200. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard contractor license bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Registrar of Contractors. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, license classification, the bond amount your class requires, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
Your exact price appears at the end of the application — pay it and the executed bond is generated on the spot.
File with the Registrar of Contractors
Submit the executed bond with your license application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the agency insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the contractor license bond actually covers
Arizona licenses contractors through the Registrar of Contractors and conditions every license on a surety bond under A.R.S. 32-1152. The bond protects people who deal with you — owners, other contractors, suppliers, and laborers — against losses from work that violates Arizona contractor law.
The amount is not a single statutory figure. It is set by your license classification (residential vs. commercial, general vs. specialty) and your anticipated annual gross volume of work. Residential general licenses run up to $15,000 and residential specialty up to $7,500; commercial bonds scale higher with volume.
Residential contractors also choose between paying into the Residential Contractors Recovery Fund or posting an additional bond. We issue the license-bond amount your class requires — premiums from $200, with your exact price shown at the application. Confirm the figure on your ROC application.
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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 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.
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 Registrar of Contractors. Submit the executed bond with your license application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the agency insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 0.5% of the bond amount, $200 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $100,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount your license class requires — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with the Registrar of Contractors.
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Premiums from $200. Enter the amount your license class requires and file the same day.