La Porte County requires a $10,000 bond to license and work as a contractor in the county. Ours is $100 flat — the same for every contractor. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
















A contractor license bond is among the simplest things in surety. Here's the entire process:
Business details and an effective date. That is the application — no financials, no credit section.
Fixed-amount license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your La Porte County contractor license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
Indiana has no statewide contractor license, so contractor requirements are set locally. La Porte County conditions a contractor license on a $10,000 surety bond as a guarantee that you will follow county building and permit rules.
It's a three-party guarantee: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and La Porte County (the obligee). If you violate the county's contractor or building ordinances — abandon a permitted job or leave county work unfinished — the county can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you. If the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who pull and close their permits cleanly treat the $10,000 bond as a license formality.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this bond doesn't collect credit information.
Start the application →$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.