Colorado paid solicitor bonds.
$225 flat.
Colorado requires every paid solicitor to file a $15,000 bond with the Secretary of State to register under the Charitable Solicitations Act. Ours is $225 flat — set by our carrier’s rate book for this bond, the same for everyone. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Colorado paid solicitor bond cost?
$225 at the $15,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Charitable-solicitations bonds are about as simple as surety gets. Here’s the entire process:
Apply online
Business details, your county, entity type, and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with your registration
Your executed $15,000 bond arrives by email, ready to attach to your paid-solicitor registration or renewal with the Secretary of State. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A “paid solicitor” is a person or firm paid to solicit charitable contributions on behalf of a charity. Colorado regulates them under the Colorado Charitable Solicitations Act (C.R.S. Title 6, Article 16), administered by the Secretary of State, and — since a 2016 amendment — conditions registration on a $15,000 surety bond.
It’s a consumer-protection guarantee. The bond is filed with the Secretary of State, and if that office determines a paid solicitor violated the Charitable Solicitations Act, it can make a claim against the bond. That backstop protects donors and the charities solicitors work for.
It is not insurance for you. If the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Solicitors who follow the Act treat the bond as a registration formality — and the requirement applies to each annual registration, so the bond must stay active while you’re registered.
You need this bond if you are
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 $15,000 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 your registration. Your executed $15,000 bond arrives by email, ready to attach to your paid-solicitor registration or renewal with the Secretary of State. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $225 at the $15,000 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.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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$225 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.