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Georgia public official bonds.
From $100.
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. Pricing is 0.35% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — one soft credit pull for approval, never affecting your score, and your exact price appears at the application.
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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.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. The soft pull never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
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.
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 apply — pricing starts from $100 and your exact price appears before you pay.
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One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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Other Georgia bonds.
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From $100, soft pull only. Enter your amount and file the same day.