IN public official bonds.
From $100.
Indiana requires many public officers — clerk-treasurers, auditors, recorders, sheriffs, township trustees and more — to file a faithful-performance bond on State Form SB-1 under IC 5-4-1. The amount is set by statute to the office; the premium is 0.35% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, and a soft credit check may apply for approval.
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Three steps to filed.
Enter your amount, give a one-time consent to a soft credit pull, and file with the recording office. Here is the whole thing:
Apply once, online
Your details, the office you hold, the bond amount your office requires, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Reviewed & approved
Most clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. The soft pull never affects your score.
File on State Form SB-1
Receive the executed bond on State Form SB-1, ready to file and record with the proper office (county recorder, clerk, or state) before you take office.
What it is and who needs it.
What the public official bond guarantees
Indiana conditions many public offices on a faithful-performance bond under IC 5-4-1, filed on the State Board of Accounts’ State Form SB-1. It guarantees the officer will faithfully perform the duties of the office and honestly account for the public money and property in their care.
The penal sum is set by statute to the office. For treasurers and clerk-treasurers it is generally $30,000 for each $1,000,000 of receipts in the last fiscal year, with a $30,000 minimum and $300,000 maximum unless a greater amount is approved. Many other officers — city/town judges, city clerks — carry a $15,000 minimum, and bonded employees often $5,000.
It is not insurance for the officer — if the surety pays a claim for misused public funds, the officer (or office) repays the surety. We issue whatever penal sum your office requires; pricing starts from $100, and a soft credit check may apply that never affects your score.
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One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is typically issued the same day, on State Form SB-1.
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Pricing from $100, soft pull only. Enter the amount your office requires and file on State Form SB-1.