Madison County timber harvesting bonds.
$100 flat.
Before you harvest timber in Madison County, Georgia, the county requires a $5,000 bond to protect its roads and rights-of-way from damage by loaded log trucks. Our carrier sets this bond at $100 flat. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Madison County timber harvesting bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
County road-protection bonds are about the simplest thing in surety. Here is the whole process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date — that is the application. No financials and no credit check for a small fixed county bond like this.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed county bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with Madison County
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Madison County office that handles your harvest notification. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A timber harvesting bond is a road-protection guarantee for the county. Loaded log trucks are hard on rural pavement and dirt rights-of-way, so Madison County wants a financial backstop that you will repair any damage your harvest causes — or the county can recover the cost of repairs against the bond.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and Madison County (the obligee). If your operation damages a county road and you do not make it right, the county can claim against the bond up to the $5,000 penal sum.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Loggers who notify the county, use the agreed access points, and leave the roads as they found them treat this as a routine permit formality.
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 $5,000 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 Madison County. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Madison County office that handles your harvest notification. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $5,000 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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File your harvest notice with the bond in hand.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.