Litchfield liquor license bonds.
$100 flat.
Every applicant for a City of Litchfield liquor license or permit must file a $1,000 surety bond with the Mayor under Municipal Code § 111.60 before the license is approved. 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 Litchfield liquor license bond cost?
$100 at the $1,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Liquor license bonds like this 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
Liquor license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Mayor
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the Mayor's office as part of your Litchfield liquor license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Litchfield Municipal Code § 111.60 requires each applicant for a liquor license or permit to file, upon acceptance of the application, a surety bond in the penal sum of $1,000, approved by the Mayor and payable to the city for the use of any person interested.
The bond binds the licensee not to violate any provision of the city's liquor regulations, and is conditioned on the prompt and full payment of any fine or penalty that becomes due for a violation. Payment of one fine or penalty does not reduce the bond's liability for future violations — the full $1,000 stands behind the license for its entire term.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim on the bond, the licensee repays the surety. It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Litchfield (the obligee), filed for the benefit of any person harmed by a violation.
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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 $1,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The term is set on the carrier’s application; the premium covers the period shown there.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, June 30, 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 Mayor. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the Mayor's office as part of your Litchfield liquor license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $1,000 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.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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Clear your Litchfield liquor license bond today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.