Bloomington liquor license bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Bloomington requires a $2,000 surety bond as a condition of a license to sell intoxicating liquor, filed with the City Clerk's office alongside your liquor license application. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. No credit check, and most applications approve instantly.
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How much does a Bloomington liquor license bond cost?
$100 at the $2,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
A liquor license bond is about the simplest filing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the City Clerk
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with Bloomington's City Clerk alongside your liquor license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Bloomington conditions a license to sell alcoholic liquor within the City on the licensee posting a $2,000 surety bond with the City Clerk's office. The bond stands behind a licensee's compliance with the City's liquor ordinance and its liquor tax obligations to the City.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Bloomington (the obligee), with the City as the protected party. If a licensee's liquor operation violates the City's licensing terms and the City suffers a covered loss, the City can recover against the bond up to the $2,000 penal sum.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Liquor licenses typically renew on the City's annual cycle, so confirm your specific renewal date with the City Clerk and keep the bond continuous through it.
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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 $2,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
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 City Clerk. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with Bloomington's City Clerk alongside your liquor license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $2,000 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.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.