Colorado registered outfitter bonds.
$100 flat.
Colorado requires a registered hunting or fishing outfitter to file a $10,000 bond with the DORA Office of Outfitters Registration. Ours is $100 flat, set by our carrier's rate book for this specific bond — the price you see is the checkout price. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Colorado registered outfitter bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Registration bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount registration bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with your registration
Your executed bond and continuation certificate arrive by email, ready to file with the Office of Outfitters Registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Colorado registers hunting and fishing outfitters through the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), Office of Outfitters Registration. The registration is conditioned on a $10,000 surety bond standing behind your compliance with Colorado's outfitter laws.
The bond is a client-and-public-protection guarantee: it is a three-party arrangement between you (the principal), the surety, and the state (the obligee), payable to clients harmed by an outfitter violating the registration laws. The surety can continue it year to year with a continuation certificate.
It is separate from your liability insurance. Colorado also requires outfitters to carry general liability coverage ($50,000 per person / $100,000 per accident) — the bond backs your statutory compliance, while insurance covers accidents. If the surety pays a bond 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 $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 your registration. Your executed bond and continuation certificate arrive by email, ready to file with the Office of Outfitters Registration. 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.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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Finish your outfitter registration today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.