Mattoon liquor license bonds.
$100 flat.
Before the City of Mattoon issues a new retail liquor license or permit, the applicant must provide a $500 license and permit bond payable to the city under Mattoon Code § 114.18. Ours is $100 flat, and the price you see is the checkout price.
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How much does a Mattoon liquor license bond cost?
$100 at the $500 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
A liquor license bond is 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
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 the Local Liquor Control Commissioner alongside your license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Before the City of Mattoon issues a new retail liquor license or permit, Mattoon Code § 114.18(D) requires the applicant to meet a list of conditions — including, at § 114.18(D)(6), a license and permit bond in the amount of $500 payable to the city.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Mattoon (the obligee), administered through the Local Liquor Control Commissioner. If a licensee violates the conditions the bond secures, the city can make a claim against it up to $500.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The $500 bond applies to a new license or permit; renewals are not subject to the same new-application requirements, but confirm with the City Clerk whether your specific license class needs a fresh bond at renewal.
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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 $500 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 the Local Liquor Control Commissioner alongside your license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $500 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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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.