Indiana barber shop bonds.
$250 flat.
Indiana can require a barber shop to file a $25,000 surety bond with the State Board of Barber Examiners as a condition of its shop license, under the Beauty Culture statute (IC 25-8). Ours is $250 flat — set by our carrier for this bond. A quick soft credit check may apply and never affects your score; the bond is issued when you pay.
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How much does an Indiana barber shop bond cost?
$250 at the $25,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to a bonded shop.
Your shop license is waiting on this bond. Here is the entire process:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, and an effective date. The only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
File with the Board
Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your barber shop license application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Board insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Indiana regulates barbering and shops under the Beauty Culture statute (IC 25-8) through the State Board of Barber Examiners, within the Professional Licensing Agency. A shop license can be conditioned on a $25,000 surety bond as a financial guarantee that the shop operates in compliance with Indiana barbering law and sanitation rules.
The bond is a consumer-and-state-protection guarantee — a three-party arrangement among the shop (the principal), the surety, and the State of Indiana (the obligee). If the shop violates barbering law and someone is harmed, the harmed party or the Board can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Whether a bond is required, and the exact amount, depends on your license type — confirm with the Board of Barber Examiners before you buy, and send us the requirement if you're unsure.
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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 $25,000 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 Board. Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your barber shop license application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Board insists.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $250 at the $25,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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$250 flat, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.