Marion electrical contractor bonds.
$100 flat.
Also known as the Marion, Illinois Electrical Contractor License Bond.
The City of Marion, a Williamson County seat in southern Illinois, licenses electrical contractors under Chapter 11, Article A of the City Code, and conditions that license on a $20,000 surety bond filed with the City Clerk's office. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. No credit check, and most applicants approve instantly.
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How much does a Marion electrical contractor bond cost?
$100 at the $20,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
A city electrical contractor 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
Registration 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 Marion's City Clerk alongside your electrical contractor license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Illinois does not license electrical contractors at the state level, so the City of Marion runs its own program: an applicant sits for an exam through the Building and Code Services department, then licenses through the City Clerk's office on the condition of a $20,000 surety bond under Chapter 11, Article A of the City Code.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Marion (the obligee), with property owners and the City's electrical safety code as the protected interest. If a bonded electrical contractor's work causes damage the licensing requirement is meant to guard against, a harmed party can recover against the bond up to the $20,000 penal sum.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond must stay active for the life of your license, so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out to keep your $20,000 filing continuous.
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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 $20,000 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 Marion's City Clerk alongside your electrical contractor license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $20,000 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.