Marshall County contractor bonds.
$100 flat.
Also known as the Marshall County, Indiana Contractor License Bond.
Marshall County, Indiana requires a $20,000 surety bond before it will register or license a contractor. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price, the same for every contractor. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Marshall County contractor bond cost?
$100 at the $20,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
County contractor license bonds are about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the whole process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed county license bonds like this typically issue right after purchase.
File with the County
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with Marshall County for your contractor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Marshall County — the Indiana county seated in Plymouth — conditions a contractor registration on a $20,000 surety bond. The bond is a code-compliance and public-protection guarantee: it stands behind your work being done to the County's building codes and your restoring any damage to public property.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Marshall County (the obligee). If a registered contractor violates the County's building code, abandons permitted work, or damages public infrastructure, the County or a harmed party can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who pull proper permits and build to code treat the bond as a registration formality, not a risk.
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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 $20,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The bond runs to December 31 whatever day you buy; the premium covers the period to that date.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, December 31, in the year your term ends.
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 file with Marshall County for your contractor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $20,000 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 Marshall County registration today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.