Starke County, Indiana and its partner jurisdictions require a fixed $5,000 contractor license bond to register as a contractor. Ours is $275 flat, the minimum premium, and license bonds like this are the fastest thing we issue.
















License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Business details and an effective date. No financials, no credit check section.
License bonds like this issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Starke County contractor registration.
$5,000 bond × 3% = $150, below our $275 minimum, so $275 per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
A contractor license bond is a compliance guarantee to the county. It promises Starke County (and the partner jurisdictions on the registration) that you'll work to local building code and ordinances, pull required permits, and won't leave the county or a property owner holding the bag for code violations.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Starke County, Indiana (the obligee), with the county and property owners as the protected parties. If you violate the building code or ordinance, a harmed party can claim against the bond.
The bond must stay active for as long as you're a registered contractor. Let it lapse and your registration can be suspended — so we track it and send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.