Edwardsville liquor license bonds.
$100 flat.
A retailer applying for a liquor license in Edwardsville files a $2,000 surety bond as part of the City's local liquor licensing process, administered through the City Clerk's office. Ours is $100 flat, and the price you see is the checkout price.
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How much does an Edwardsville liquor license bond cost?
$100 at the $2,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Liquor license bonds are about the simplest thing 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's office
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Edwardsville liquor license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Edwardsville licenses retail sellers of alcoholic beverages under Chapter 6 (Alcoholic Beverages) of its Code of Ordinances, administered by the City Clerk's office on behalf of the local liquor control commissioner. A $2,000 surety bond is filed as part of that licensing process, standing behind the licensee's compliance with the City's alcohol ordinances.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Edwardsville (the obligee), with the City as the protected party. If a licensed retailer violates the ordinance in a way that triggers a covered claim, the City can look to the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Liquor licenses in Edwardsville renew on the City's cycle, so we track your term and send renewal notices before your bond lapses.
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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 bond runs to December 31 whatever day you buy; the premium covers the period to that date.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, December 31, in the year your term ends.
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's office. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Edwardsville 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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Finish your Edwardsville liquor license today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.