Dyer contractor bonds.
$100 flat.

A contractor working in the Town of Dyer files the $5,000 Lake County unified license bond — Indiana law lets one countywide bond stand in for a separate town bond. Ours is $100 flat, and the price you see is the checkout price.

Required to pull a permit in the Town of Dyer — the unified license bond doubles as your town filing
Fixed price, fixed amount — $5,000 bond, $100, no quote process
Multi-year terms available — set it up once for up to 3 years
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How it works

Three steps. One sitting.

A unified county license bond is about the simplest filing in Indiana surety. Here's the entire process:

NOW · ONLINE

Apply online

Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no follow-up scavenger hunt.

MINUTES, USUALLY

Pay & e-sign

Unified license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.

SAME DAY

File with Lake County

Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to record with the Lake County Recorder before you pull permits in Dyer. Wet-ink original mailed on request.

About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the bond actually guarantees

Lake and Porter Counties license contractors under a single countywide framework rather than letting each city and town run its own bond. A contractor working in the Town of Dyer files a $5,000 unified license bond that stands in for a separate town-level bond — one filing covers the county and every city or town inside it.

It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Lake County together with the Town of Dyer (the obligees), with the public as the protected party. If a contractor's work in Dyer violates the county or town's building, zoning, or contracting ordinances, a harmed party can bring a claim against the bond.

It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond is recorded with the Lake County Recorder and must stay active for as long as you hold a Dyer contractor registration, so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out to keep the filing continuous.

IC 22-11-3.1-2Indiana Code 22-11-3.1-2 requires a contractor working in Lake or Porter County to file a $5,000 unified license bond with the county recorder, in lieu of any separate bond a city or town within the county would otherwise require — including the Town of Dyer's building department. Work performed for a political subdivision is exempt from the requirement.

You need this bond if you're

Registering as a contractor in Dyer — new applicants and renewals
Renewing your registration and your current bond is expiring or non-renewing
Moving into Lake County from outside the county and registering here for the first time
Reinstating a lapsed registration that needs a fresh bond filing

One application, issued instantly.

These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this application doesn't collect credit information.

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FAQ

Common questions.

How much is the Town of Dyer contractor license bond?The premium is $100 flat — set by our carrier's rate book for this bond, the same for every applicant. The $5,000 bond amount is set by IC 22-11-3.1-2, so there is no quote process.
Do I pay the $5,000?No. You pay $100. The $5,000 is the surety's maximum liability if a valid claim is made against the bond — not a deposit, and nobody holds your money.
How fast will I have the bond?Unified license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase — many contractors finish the application and have the bond in the same sitting. At most, 1–2 business days.
Is there a credit check?The application collects no credit information, so most applicants approve instantly. If a check ever runs on this bond, it's a soft pull that won't affect your score.
Does this bond also cover me outside Dyer?Yes. Lake County's own $5,000 unified license bond covers every city and town in the county, Dyer included, once it is recorded with the Lake County Recorder — and our carrier prices that county filing at $50: see the <a href="/bonds/indiana/lake-county-contractor-license-bond">Lake County contractor license bond</a>. This listing is the version that names the Town of Dyer, at $100.
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File your Dyer contractor bond today.

$100 flat, soft pull only, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.

Your price$100
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