City of Madison beer & wine bonds.
From $100.
The City of Madison conditions its retail beer and wine license on a surety bond, filed with the city as part of your alcohol license application. The city sets the amount on your license packet; pricing is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does a City of Madison beer & wine bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for this city alcohol bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the City of Madison. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the city required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $10,000, and most applications approve and issue the moment you pay.
File with the City of Madison
Submit the executed bond with your retail beer and wine license application to the Madison City Clerk. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the Madison beer & wine bond covers
The City of Madison licenses the retail sale of beer and wine within the city, and conditions that license on a surety bond filed with the city. The bond is a compliance-and-tax guarantee: it stands behind your obligation to follow the city alcohol ordinance and to remit any taxes and fees the license carries.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Madison (the obligee). If a retailer violates the city's alcohol rules or fails to pay what it owes the city, the city can recover against the bond up to its penal sum.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the city on a claim, you repay the surety. Retailers who follow the ordinance and pay on time treat the bond as a license formality. We issue the amount the city set, priced at 1% of the bond amount with a $100 minimum; no credit check up to $10,000, and most applications approve instantly.
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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 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
File with the City of Madison. Submit the executed bond with your retail beer and wine license application to the Madison City Clerk. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $10,000. 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 bond amount the City of Madison set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the city required and file the same day.