Arizona residential contractor license bonds.
From $100.
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Every Arizona residential-only contractor license requires a license bond filed with the Registrar of Contractors under A.R.S. 32-1152. The ROC sets the amount by your classification — generally $1,000 to $15,000 for residential work — and we price it at 0.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum; no credit check up to $100,000.
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How much does an Arizona residential contractor license bond cost?
0.5% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard residential license bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the ROC. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount your classification requires, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $100,000.
File with the Registrar of Contractors
Submit the executed bond with your ROC license application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Registrar insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the residential license bond covers
Arizona licenses contractors through the Registrar of Contractors (ROC), and A.R.S. 32-1152 conditions every original license on a surety bond (or cash deposit) in a form acceptable to the Registrar. The bond amount is set by your license classification and estimated annual construction volume.
A residential license bond protects homeowners and others harmed by a residential contractor’s failure to perform in compliance with the construction contract and Arizona contracting law. It also backs claimants who furnish labor, materials, or equipment, and certain claims under A.R.S. 32-1132. Residential bond limits run lower than commercial — commonly $1,000 to $15,000 — in part because residential work is also backstopped by the ROC’s Residential Recovery Fund.
The bond must stay in full force for your license to be issued or renewed — let it lapse and the ROC can suspend the license. We track yours and notify you ahead of expiration. If the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety.
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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 ROC license application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Registrar insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 0.5% of the bond amount, $100 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 amount your residential class requires — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with the ROC.
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Residential contractor bond, issued today.
Priced at 0.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. Enter the amount the ROC set and file the same day.