City of Moultrie utility bonds.
From $100.
The City of Moultrie runs its own municipal utilities and lets you post a surety bond instead of leaving a cash security deposit for utility service. The city utilities department sets the deposit, and the bond is for the same amount. The premium is 2% of the deposit amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does a City of Moultrie utility bond cost?
2% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for a standard utility deposit bond — enter your amount, pay, and deliver it to the city. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the deposit amount the City of Moultrie required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $15,000. Above $15,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
Deliver to the City of Moultrie
Submit the executed bond to the City of Moultrie utilities department in place of the cash deposit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the city insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the utility bond actually does
The City of Moultrie, in south Georgia, operates its own municipal utilities — electric, water, and gas service to local customers. Like most utilities, the city can require a security deposit before it connects service for a commercial account or a customer without established payment history.
A utility deposit bond is a substitute for that cash deposit. Instead of leaving cash with the city utilities department until you close the account, you post a surety bond for the same figure. If you leave unpaid utility charges behind, the City of Moultrie can recover against the bond up to its amount.
It is not insurance for you — if the city makes a valid claim for unpaid bills and the surety pays, you repay the surety. Customers who pay on time treat the bond as a way to keep their cash working instead of parked with the city.
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 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
Deliver to the City of Moultrie. Submit the executed bond to the City of Moultrie utilities department in place of the cash deposit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the city insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $15,000. 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 deposit amount the City of Moultrie required — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to deliver.
Start the application →Common questions.
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Keep your cash. Bond the deposit.
Pricing from $100. Enter the deposit the City of Moultrie set and deliver it the same day.