City of Madison beer & wine bonds.
Flat 3%. Enter your amount.
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; we issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check — enter the figure on your license packet and the premium updates.
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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 entire application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
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.
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Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure the City of Madison required and the premium updates.
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, at a flat 3% with no credit check.
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Five minutes, 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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Madison alcohol bond, issued today.
Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount the city required and file the same day.