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.
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How much does a Johnson County contractor bond cost?
$100 at the $15,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
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 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 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.
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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 $15,000 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 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 sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $15,000 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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Finish your Johnson County listing today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.