Georgia paid solicitor bonds.
$150 flat.
Georgia requires a registered paid solicitor that has custody or control of the contributions it collects to file a $10,000 surety bond payable to the State under the Charitable Solicitations Act (O.C.G.A. 43-17-4). Ours is $150 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Georgia paid solicitor bond cost?
$150 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Paid solicitor license bonds are simple surety. Here’s the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Secretary of State
Your executed bond arrives by email, notarized and ready to attach to your paid solicitor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Georgia’s Charitable Solicitations Act regulates paid solicitors — firms paid to solicit charitable contributions — through the Secretary of State. Under O.C.G.A. 43-17-4, a paid solicitor that has physical possession or legal control over the contributions it collects must file a $10,000 surety bond payable to the State of Georgia.
The bond is a donor-and-charity-protection guarantee: it backs your faithful compliance with the Act and your obligation to properly account for and turn over the funds you raise. If a solicitor misappropriates contributions, harmed parties can recover against the bond.
The Act lets you deposit a $10,000 certificate of deposit, letter of credit, or government obligations in lieu of the bond — but a surety bond is usually far cheaper, since you pay a $150 premium instead of tying up the full $10,000.
You need this bond if you’re
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 $10,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The bond runs to December 31 whatever day you buy; the premium covers the period to that date.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, December 31, in the year your term ends.
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 Secretary of State. Your executed bond arrives by email, notarized and ready to attach to your paid solicitor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $150 at the $10,000 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. The bond is delivered notarized, ready to file.
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$150 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.