GA public official bonds.
Flat 3%. Soft pull.
Georgia requires many public and county officers to file an official bond under O.C.G.A. Title 45, Chapter 4, with the amount fixed by statute or the county governing authority. We issue it at a flat 3% — one soft credit pull, never affecting your score, and the rate stays 3% either way.
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Three steps to filed.
Official bonds are straightforward — enter your amount, consent to a soft pull, and file. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your details, the office, the bond amount required, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Reviewed & approved
Most clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. The soft pull never affects your score.
File with the approving authority
Receive the executed official bond, ready to file with the judge of probate court, county governing authority, or other approving officer named by statute. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. A soft credit pull affects approval, never the price. Enter your amount and the premium updates.
What it is and who needs it.
What the official bond actually guarantees
Georgia conditions many public offices on an official bond under O.C.G.A. Title 45, Chapter 4. The bond is the officer's guarantee of the faithful performance of the duties of the office and the honest handling of public funds — protecting the public and the government the officer serves.
Amounts are set by the specific statute or the governing authority. For example, a sheriff's bond is $25,000 (O.C.G.A. § 15-16-5), increasable by local act; a tax collector's or tax commissioner's bond is fixed by the county governing authority and may run up to $100,000 (O.C.G.A. § 48-5-122). For county officials, the statute requires a corporate surety and the county pays the premium (O.C.G.A. § 45-4-7).
It is not insurance for the officer — if the surety pays a claim for a breach of duty, the officer (and any indemnitors) repay the surety. Because the amount depends on the office, enter the figure your statute or authority requires and we issue at a flat 3%.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.
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Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum, soft pull only. Enter your amount and file in 1–2 business days.