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Florida public official bonds.
From $100. Set by the office.
When a Florida state, county, or district public officer must post a fidelity or faithful-performance bond, §113.07, F.S., requires it be written by a surety company authorized in Florida. The statute, charter, or ordinance for the office sets the amount. Pricing is 0.35% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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A public official bond usually has to be on file before you take office. Here is the whole process:
Apply online
Your details, the office, the bond amount required, and the effective date. The only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Reviewed & approved
Most clear quickly; larger amounts are underwritten, and an underwriter reaches out within 48 hours if anything else is needed. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score.
E-sign & file
Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with the clerk, county, or district as your office requires. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever they insist.
What it is and who needs it.
What the public official bond actually covers
Many Florida public offices — clerks, tax collectors, commissioners, district officers, and others — must post a bond before taking office. The bond is a faithful-performance and fidelity guarantee: it stands behind the officer’s honest handling of public funds and faithful execution of the duties of the office.
Florida’s general rule, §113.07, F.S., requires that when such bonds are required, they be written by a surety company authorized to do business in Florida. The statute also directs that the base premium be paid from the public treasury (state general revenue, county, or district), with any excess premium above the base rate paid by the officer. It expressly does not apply to deputy sheriffs, notaries, or special process servers under §48.021.
The amount comes from the statute, charter, or ordinance that governs the specific office — there is no single figure for all public officials. Enter the amount your office requires, and we price the bond at 0.35% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, with a soft credit check that never affects your score.
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These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Larger amounts are reviewed before they issue.
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Premiums from $100, short application. Enter the amount your office requires.