A surety bond is a third-party guarantee that you’ll meet a legal or contractual obligation. It protects the government agency or owner in the event of bankruptcy or non-performance. Illinois requires different bonds for licensing, construction, and registration; find the one you need below with its requirements and costs.
Required for IL public works over $150K. One flat 3% rate for every contractor — projects up to $3M on credit alone.
View bond details & applyRequired with most IL public bids. Completely free — consent of surety included, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyBond a mechanic's lien off your property under 770 ILCS 60/38.1 and keep the project — and your financing — moving.
View bond details & applyThe Illinois Department of Revenue financial-responsibility bond that backs your liquor taxes. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $30,000 bond Illinois requires for notaries who perform remote (audio-visual) notarizations. $825 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $50,000 licensing bond every Illinois public adjuster files with the Department of Insurance. $1,500 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 bond behind a Secretary of State temporary IRP apportionment permit. $300 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe $150,000 ICC bond an Alternative Gas Supplier posts to serve Illinois customers. Flat 3%.
View bond details & applyThe ICC bond an Alternative Retail Electric Supplier posts to serve Illinois customers. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyIllinois appeal (supersedeas) bonds to stay execution of a money judgment pending appeal. Under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 305, the court sets the penal sum — usually the judgment plus interest and costs. We underwrite and return a quote, typically within one business day. Collateral may apply.
View bond details & applyThe $25,000 registration bond every Illinois appraisal management company files with IDFPR. $750 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe IDPH establishment bond that protects prepaid resident fees if an assisted living or shared housing establishment closes. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe DNR blanket plugging bond covering coal, structure, and groundwater test holes. Flat 3%, $275 minimum, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyThe DNR blanket plugging bond covering all of an operator’s oil and gas wells. Flat 3%, $275 minimum, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyThe blanket plugging bond a new operator posts to take over oil and gas wells from another operator. Flat 3%, $275 minimum, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 promoter tax bond under the Illinois Boxing and Full-contact Martial Arts Act. $275 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 promoter performance bond under the Illinois Boxing and Full-contact Martial Arts Act. $300 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe liquor gallonage-tax bond an Illinois brew pub files for financial responsibility. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe fidelity bond a licensed cemetery authority files with the Illinois Comptroller to protect its care funds. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe Department of Revenue bond a charitable-games supplier or provider files under the Charitable Games Act. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe Illinois cigarette distributor tax bond filed with the Department of Revenue, sized to your liability. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe Department of Revenue tax bond for a roll-your-own cigarette machine operator. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe deferred-payment stamp bond a cigarette distributor files to buy tax stamps on 30-day terms. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 bond a third-party CDL tester files with the Secretary of State. $300 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 bond a lessor files with the Attorney General to hold consumer-lease deposits, under the Consumer Deposit Security Act. $300 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe Illinois bond a dance studio posts to protect prepaid lesson contracts under the Physical Fitness Services Act. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 bond every Illinois day and temporary labor services agency files with the Department of Labor. $275 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe $150,000 Secretary of State designated-agent bond for Illinois manufactured-home dealers. $4,500 flat, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyThe Illinois Department of Revenue financial-responsibility bond for winery shippers, sized to your liquor gallonage tax. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe Illinois DOT oversize/overweight permit bond, sized to the permit fees and charges you carry on account. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe Illinois driver training school bond, sized to your license type, filed with the Secretary of State. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe special-waste transporter payment-guarantee bond filed with the Illinois EPA. Flat 3%, $275 minimum, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 Illinois Commerce Commission bond behind a motor-carrier equipment interchange agreement. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe franchise-fee surety the Illinois Attorney General can require in lieu of escrow when a franchisor registers. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe Illinois Comptroller fidelity bond a pre-need funeral seller files under the Funeral or Burial Funds Act, up to $10,000. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyOne IDOT blanket bond covering many highway access permits instead of bonding each job separately. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe Illinois bond a hunting and fishing license vendor posts to guarantee it remits the fees it collects to IDNR. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe Illinois IFTA financial-responsibility bond the Department of Revenue requires when it wants a guarantee. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $100,000 bond an Illinois immigration service provider can post in lieu of malpractice insurance, registered with the Attorney General. $3,000 flat, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyThe Illinois financial responsibility bond a liquor importing distributor posts to guarantee its tax obligations. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe IDOT bond for a single highway access job in the state right-of-way, sized to the estimated cost of the work. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe DNR per-well plugging bond — $2,500 per permit under the Illinois Oil and Gas Act. Flat 3%, $275 minimum, soft pull.
View bond details & applyThe IDOT bond for utility work in the state right-of-way, sized by your district to the job. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyIllinois injunction and TRO bonds — security a court may require before entering a preliminary injunction or restraining order under 735 ILCS 5/11-103. The court sets the amount to protect the enjoined party; we underwrite and return a quote, typically within one business day.
View bond details & applyThe Illinois fiduciary bond a producer or business entity files with the Department of Insurance, $2,500–$50,000. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $20,000 indemnity bond a corporation files with IDPH to register as a lawn-irrigation contractor. $600 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe $20,000 indemnity bond a partnership files with IDPH to register as a lawn-irrigation contractor. $600 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe $20,000 indemnity bond a sole proprietor files with IDPH to register as a lawn-irrigation contractor. $600 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe $20,000 indemnification bond every Illinois lawn-irrigation contractor files with IDPH to register. $600 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $20,000 bond Illinois lawn sprinkler / irrigation contractors file with the Department of Public Health. $600 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 bond every Illinois limited (residential) roofing contractor files with IDFPR. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe pollution-abatement permit bond the Illinois DNR requires to haul liquid oilfield waste. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe Illinois Department of Revenue financial-responsibility bond for liquor distributors and importing distributors, sized to your gallonage tax. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe financial-responsibility bond the Illinois Department of Revenue requires from liquor manufacturers, importers, and distributors. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe bond an Illinois long-term care facility files with the Department of Public Health to protect residents’ personal funds it holds. Flat 3%, $275 minimum, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyIllinois lost instrument bonds to replace a lost cashier’s check, stock certificate, or note. The bond indemnifies the issuer against a later claim under UCC Article 3 (§§ 3-309 and 3-312). We underwrite and return a quote, typically within one business day.
View bond details & applyThe fleet/schedule version of the Illinois mileage-plate bond — one bond covering multiple mileage-tax vehicles. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $500 per-vehicle bond for an Illinois mileage-weight-tax (mileage plate) registration with the Secretary of State. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe Illinois Department of Revenue motor fuel distributor license bond, sized to your fuel tax. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe Illinois Department of Revenue motor fuel receiver license bond, sized to your fuel tax. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe Illinois Department of Revenue motor fuel supplier license bond, sized to your fuel tax. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe Illinois bonded-title bond for owners with missing or defective proof of ownership. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $20,000 bond a designated agent files with the Secretary of State to process title and registration work. $600 flat, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyThe $50,000 designated agent bond Illinois vehicle dealers file with the Secretary of State. $1,500 flat, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyThe $30,000 Illinois bond for a non-resident notary doing electronic and remote notarizations, filed with the Secretary of State. $900 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 non-resident notary bond Illinois requires, bundled with $10,000 of errors & omissions coverage. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 notary bond for an out-of-state resident commissioned in an Illinois county of employment. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $30,000 Illinois notary package for remote/electronic notaries, with $25,000 of E&O. $130 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe traditional $5,000 Illinois notary bond bundled with $25,000 of errors-and-omissions coverage. $130 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe traditional $5,000 Illinois notary bond with $5,000 of errors-and-omissions coverage. $50 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 notary bond bundled with $10,000 of E&O protection for the notary. $275 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 notary bond bundled with $15,000 of E&O protection for the notary. $275 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe four-year $5,000 notary bond every Illinois notary files to get commissioned. $275 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe $1,000 bond an Illinois Official Testing Station files with IDOT to conduct vehicle safety inspections. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe Nursing Home Care Act bond protecting resident funds a facility holds, filed with IDPH. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe bond an Illinois personal property warehouseman files to protect depositors’ stored goods under the Personal Property Storage Act. Flat 3%, $275 minimum, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyThe $20,000 plumbing contractor bond Illinois corporations file with the Department of Public Health. $600 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe $20,000 plumbing contractor bond Illinois LLCs file with the Department of Public Health. $600 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe $20,000 plumbing contractor bond Illinois partnerships file with the Department of Public Health. $600 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe $20,000 plumbing contractor bond Illinois sole proprietors file with the Department of Public Health. $600 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe bond a Preferred Provider Program administrator files with the Illinois Department of Insurance. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe student-tuition bond every Illinois private business or vocational school files with the IBHE, sized to your unearned prepaid tuition ($10,000 minimum). Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 bond every Illinois private employment agency files with the Department of Labor. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyA blanket bond covering a private school’s sales representatives — a legacy/holdover form from the pre-2012 Act. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyIllinois probate and fiduciary bonds for executors, administrators, guardians, and conservators. Under 755 ILCS 5/12-2 of the Probate Act of 1975 the court sets the penalty to the size of the estate. We underwrite and return a quote, typically within one business day.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 bond an Illinois professional fund raiser files with the Attorney General (form CS-6) when it takes custody of charitable funds. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $50,000 bond an Illinois public adjuster business entity files with the Department of Insurance. $1,500 flat.
View bond details & applyThe faithful-performance bond for an elected or appointed Illinois office. Flat 3%, $275 minimum, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyIllinois receiver bonds for court-appointed receivers, masters, and referees. Under 735 ILCS 5/2-415 the appointing court sets the penalty and approves the security. We underwrite and return a quote, typically within one business day; collateral may apply.
View bond details & applyIllinois replevin (claim-and-delivery) bonds to recover personal property before judgment. Under 735 ILCS 5/19-112 the bond is in double the value of the property. We underwrite and return a quote, typically within one business day; collateral may apply.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 license bond every Illinois retail electric agent, broker, or consultant files with the ICC. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $200,000 payment-guarantee bond an Illinois gaming owner licensee posts with the state. $6,000 flat, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyThe Illinois Department of Revenue financial-responsibility bond a retailer files to register for sales tax. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
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