GA contractor license bonds.
$750. Five minutes.
Georgia licenses residential and general contractors through the State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors, and a $25,000 surety bond is one of the accepted ways to show financial responsibility. Ours is $750 flat — 3% of the bond amount — with no credit check.
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Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the Licensing Board
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to submit with your residential or general contractor application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$25,000 bond × 3% = $750, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Georgia licenses contractors through the State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors under O.C.G.A. Title 43, Chapter 41. Applicants must demonstrate financial responsibility, and a $25,000 surety bond is one of the accepted ways to do that — an alternative to showing net worth or other proof the Board allows.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the public the Board protects. If a licensed contractor's failure to follow the licensing law causes a financial loss, a harmed party can recover against the bond up to $25,000.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Most contractors treat the bond as a licensing formality and never see a claim. Note that some Georgia cities and counties require their own separate local contractor bonds on top of the state license — those are filed locally.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
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$750 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.