Johnson County contractor bonds.
$100 flat.
The Johnson County Building Department requires a $15,000 surety bond before it will list a contractor for unincorporated Johnson County — the listing that lets you pull permits on a homeowner’s behalf. Ours is $100 flat, and the price you see is the checkout price. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
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Three steps. One sitting.
A county contractor-listing bond is about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Registration bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the county
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to include with your Contractor Listing Kit at the Johnson County Building Department. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Johnson County does not issue contractors a trade license — the Building Department runs a Contractor Listing Program for unincorporated Johnson County. Being listed is what lets a contractor pull a building permit on a homeowner's behalf; other municipalities inside the county run their own separate programs.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Johnson County (the obligee), with the county and the homeowners you work for as the protected parties. If a listed contractor causes damage or violates the terms of the listing, 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 listing runs for the duration of the bond term you buy. We write this bond for one, two or three years, which covers the county’s 1-year and 2-year listings; its 5-year listing requires a five-year bond, which this application does not offer. The county also charges a separate listing fee on top of the bond, so budget for both.
You need this bond if you're
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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Finish your Johnson County listing today.
$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.