In Georgia you recover personal property someone is wrongfully holding through trover — by giving “bail” to replevy it.
Before the sheriff hands the property over, you post a replevy bond protecting the other side.
The undertaking is customarily double the sworn value of the property.
It is underwritten, not flat-rated — tell us the property’s value and we quote it.
















The sheriff won’t deliver the property until the bond is posted. Here is the whole process:
Send a description and the sworn value of the property, the parties, and the court. The undertaking is usually double that value, so the value drives both the bond amount and the quote.
A surety specialist reviews the matter and returns a quote with any collateral requirement. Higher-value property means a larger penal sum, which may be collateralized — we tell you up front.
We issue the bond on the form your court accepts, with the surety’s power of attorney attached, so the property can be replevied and returned to you pending the trover action.
Georgia handles the recovery of wrongfully held personal property through trover, which embraces the old common-law actions of trover, replevin, and detinue. To get the property back before the case is over, the plaintiff gives “bail” to replevy it.
You file an affidavit describing the property and stating its value and your right to immediate possession, and post the bond. The plaintiff’s replevy bond is conditioned to produce the property to answer the judgment — or to pay the eventual condemnation money.
Because you are taking the property before anyone has decided the case, the undertaking is customarily set at double the sworn value of the property, to protect the defendant for its return and for damages if you were not entitled to possession.
These are the actual underwriting fields — the property, its value, the parties, and your business. Submit once and a surety specialist responds in about one business day with a quote and any collateral requirement. No charge until the bond is issued.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
Send the property’s value and the parties. A surety specialist underwrites it and returns a quote — typically within one business day. No charge until the bond is issued.