Georgia cemetery merchandise dealer bonds.
$250 flat.
This is the $25,000 bond a Georgia cemetery merchandise dealer posts directly with the Secretary of State as evidence of financial responsibility under the Cemetery and Funeral Services Act. Ours is $250 flat, the checkout price you see.
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How much does a Georgia cemetery merchandise dealer bond cost?
$250 at the $25,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Fixed-amount bonds are simple. 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 bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Secretary of State
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the Secretary of State as evidence of financial responsibility. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the $25,000 bond covers
Georgia regulates cemetery and funeral merchandise dealers through the Secretary of State under the Cemetery and Funeral Services Act of 2000 (O.C.G.A. § 10-14). A merchandise dealer must demonstrate financial responsibility, and one accepted route is a $25,000 bond posted directly with the Secretary of State.
Under the Secretary of State's rules (Rule 590-3-5-.01), this $25,000 bond is the alternative to the $10,000 cemetery compliance bond — it satisfies the financial-responsibility requirement for the dealer's preneed merchandise obligations at the state level rather than the cemetery level.
This is the higher-tier filing. If your situation instead calls for the $10,000 compliance bond posted with the cemetery, that is a separate page. No credit check.
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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 $25,000 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 the Secretary of State. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the Secretary of State as evidence of financial responsibility. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $250 at the $25,000 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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Cemetery merchandise bond, issued today.
$250 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.