Normal tree trimmer bonds.
$100 flat.
The Town of Normal's Town Council ordinance on tree trimming requires anyone who trims or cuts trees for hire in Normal to hold a Town Clerk license backed by a $5,000 surety bond and proof of liability insurance. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Normal tree trimmer bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
A Normal tree trimmer 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 Town Clerk's Office
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Tree Trimmer Application at Uptown Station alongside proof of your liability (and, if applicable, workers' compensation) insurance. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The Town of Normal's Town Council approved a licensing ordinance for tree trimmers and cutters on March 18, 2013, requiring anyone who trims or cuts trees for hire in Normal to hold a license from the Town Clerk backed by a $5,000 surety bond, proof of liability insurance, and — for companies the law requires it of — proof of workers' compensation coverage. A landscaping company that doesn't itself trim or cut trees falls outside the ordinance.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Town of Normal (the obligee), with residents and the Town's own tree-debris rules as the protected interests — the ordinance also bars licensed trimmers from leaving debris curbside for the Town to collect.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The license and its $25 fee renew yearly at the Town Clerk's Office; keep your bond current alongside that 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 $5,000 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 Town Clerk's Office. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Tree Trimmer Application at Uptown Station alongside proof of your liability (and, if applicable, workers' compensation) insurance. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $5,000 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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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.