A surety bond is a third-party guarantee that you’ll meet a legal or contractual obligation. It protects the government agency or owner in the event of bankruptcy or non-performance. Iowa requires different bonds for licensing, construction, and registration; find the one you need below with its requirements and costs.
Required for Iowa public works at $25K+. One flat 3% rate for every contractor — projects up to $3M on credit alone.
View bond details & applyRequired with most Iowa public bids. Completely free — consent of surety included, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyBond a mechanic's lien off your property under Iowa Code §572.15 and keep the project — and your financing — moving.
View bond details & applyThe $75,000 bond every Iowa motor vehicle dealer files with the Iowa DOT under Iowa Code 322.4. $2,250 flat, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyThe $50,000 financial-responsibility bond an Iowa public adjuster files with the Insurance Division. $1,500 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe utility-deposit bond Algona Municipal Utilities accepts in place of a cash deposit to start or hold service. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $1,000 bond an out-of-state vapor / nicotine delivery seller files for an Iowa delivery sale permit under 453A.47A. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyStays execution of a money judgment while you appeal. Penal sum is at least 110% of the judgment — underwritten and quoted on review.
View bond details & applyThe $25,000 bond every Iowa appraisal management company files with the Division of Banking. $750 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 promoter bond the Iowa Athletic Commission requires to put on a boxing, wrestling, or MMA event. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe bond a business opportunity seller files with the Iowa Insurance Division, $15,000 minimum. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe IRS Form 14751 federal employment-tax bond a certified professional employer organization must post to keep its CPEO status. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $2,500 bond an Iowa cigarette distributing agent files with its permit under Iowa Code 453A.14. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $2,500 bond an Iowa cigarette distributor files with its permit under Iowa Code 453A.14. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 bond an Iowa cigarette manufacturer files with its permit under Iowa Code 453A.14. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $500 bond for an Iowa cigarette permit to retail on railway cars, filed with the Department of Revenue. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $1,000 bond an Iowa cigarette vending-machine vendor files with its permit under chapter 453A. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $2,500 combined bond for an Iowa permittee that is both a cigarette wholesaler and a tobacco subjobber, under 453A.14. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $2,500 bond an Iowa cigarette wholesaler files with its permit under Iowa Code 453A.14. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe blanket excavation / right-of-way permit bond the City of Altoona requires before you open its streets. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 bond the City of Anamosa requires before it issues a house / building mover permit. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe bond the City of Ankeny requires before you install utilities in its right-of-way. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 license bond every contractor files with the City of Bettendorf. $300 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 sidewalk-crossing bond the City of Burlington requires for curb, walk, and right-of-way work. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe blanket right-of-way bond the City of Cedar Falls requires to work in its streets and right-of-way. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 right-of-way permit bond the City of Clinton requires before you open its streets. $300 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe $1,000 bond the City of Clinton requires before it licenses a sewer and drain layer contractor. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $1,000 bond the City of Clive requires from pawnbrokers and secondhand goods dealers. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $1,000 bond the City of Clive requires from solicitors and mobile food unit operators. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 license bond Davenport requires from electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and sign contractors. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $25,000 license bond every Davenport general contractor files with the city. $750 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 combined utility, plumber & contractor bond filed with the City of Davenport. $275 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe $1,000 bond the City of Des Moines requires before it issues a peddler license. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 bond Fort Dodge requires before you cut into a city street under a street opening permit. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 excavation permit bond the City of Marion requires before you dig in city streets. $275 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe $1,000 solicitor bond the City of Marion requires of door-to-door sellers before issuing a solicitor permit. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe blanket excavation right-of-way permit bond the City of Milford requires to dig in its streets. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe license and permit bond the City of Newton requires of its licensed contractors and permit holders. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 bond the City of Oskaloosa requires before it issues a building / house mover permit. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 contractor license bond the City of Oskaloosa requires. $275 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 bond the City of Oskaloosa requires before it issues a right-of-way / excavation permit. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $25,000 contractor registration bond the City of Ottumwa requires before it will register a contractor. $750 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $2,000 pawnbroker bond the City of Ottumwa requires for a pawn license. $275 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe $1,000 bond the City of Pleasant Hill requires from peddlers and solicitors for a license. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 excavation-permit bond the City of Robins requires before it will let you dig in its right-of-way. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 license bond Sioux City requires from general building contractors registered with the city. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe contractor license bond the City of Spencer requires before it registers a contractor to pull permits. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $2,000 pawnbroker bond the City of Spencer requires for a pawn license. $275 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe $500 bond the City of Spencer requires before it issues a peddler, solicitor, or transient merchant license. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $25,000 bond the City of Spencer requires from sign installers before it issues a sign / electrical sign permit. $750 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $1,000 peddler/solicitor bond the City of Tiffin requires before issuing a peddler or solicitor permit. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 building mover bond the City of Waterloo requires to move structures through the city. $300 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe $2,000 pawnbroker bond the City of Waterloo requires for a pawn license, filed with the city clerk. $275 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe $20,000 right-of-way construction bond the City of Waterloo requires before you work in its streets. $600 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe disposal-fee guarantee haulers post with the City of West Burlington for solid waste disposal. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $1,000 bond the City of West Des Moines requires from pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 bond the City of West Des Moines requires before it will register a sign erector or issue sign permits. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $1,000 solicitor bond the City of West Des Moines requires before it issues a door-to-door solicitation permit. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe single-job right-of-way bond the City of West Liberty requires for one specific street-cut / excavation job. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe sliding-scale bond an Iowa Class "E" retail liquor licensee files with the Alcoholic Beverages Division. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 bond an Iowa Class A (wholesale) beer permit holder files with the state. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 bond for an Iowa Class A or Class A native wine permit (wine wholesale). $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe disposal-fee guarantee haulers post with the Des Moines County Regional Solid Waste Commission. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $30,000 bond every Iowa employment agency files with the Division of Labor. $900 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe Iowa feeder pig dealer financial-responsibility bond, $5,000 to $25,000, filed with IDALS. Flat 3%, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyThe $100,000 Iowa grain dealer bond filed with IDALS to protect producers. $3,000 flat, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyThe Iowa grain warehouse bond, sized to your stored value and filed with IDALS. Flat 3%, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyThe security an Iowa court requires before a temporary injunction or TRO issues. Amount set by the court — underwritten and quoted on review.
View bond details & applyThe Iowa financial-responsibility bond a private instructional school files for its students. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 bond Jefferson County requires before it licenses a disposal system (septic) contractor. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyReplace a lost cashier’s check, stock certificate, or note. Indemnifies the issuer — underwritten and quoted on review.
View bond details & applyThe bond the Iowa Lottery Authority can require of a retailer, amount set case by case. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $50,000 bond every Iowa mobile/manufactured home retailer files for a license under Iowa Code chapter 103A. $1,500 flat, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyThe Iowa bonded-title bond for owners with missing or defective proof of ownership. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyA surety bond in lieu of a cash deposit for the Municipal Electric Utility of Cedar Falls (Cedar Falls Utilities). Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 bond for a non-permittee that stores untaxed cigarettes in interstate commerce in Iowa, under 453A.14. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe Iowa bond a licensed health care facility posts to protect residents’ personal funds it holds in trust, under Iowa Code 135C.21. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $25,000 bond a nonresident contractor files with the Iowa Department of Revenue to guarantee Iowa taxes. $750 flat.
View bond details & applyThe Iowa commercial pesticide applicator financial-responsibility bond under Iowa Code 206.13, filed with the Dept. of Agriculture. $9,000 flat on $300,000, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyThe $100,000 bond an Iowa wholesale drug distributor files with the Board of Pharmacy under Iowa Code 155A. $3,000 flat, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyThe $25,000 bond a smaller Iowa prescription-drug wholesale distributor files with the Board of Pharmacy. $750 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 license bond every Iowa plumbing and mechanical contractor files with DIAL. $275 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 bond an Iowa agency files when it holds more than one of the PI / private security / bail enforcement licenses, under Iowa Code 80A.10. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 bond every Iowa private investigative agency files with the Department of Public Safety. $275 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 bond an Iowa agency files for a single license type — private security, private investigation, or bail enforcement — under Iowa Code 80A.10. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyFor an executor, administrator, guardian, or conservator. Amount set to the size of the estate — underwritten and quoted on review.
View bond details & applyThe official bond an Iowa county or local officer files under Iowa Code chapter 64. Flat 3%, $275 minimum, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyFor a court-appointed receiver, master, or referee. Penalty fixed by the court to the assets — underwritten and quoted on review.
View bond details & applyRecover personal property before judgment. At least twice the value of the goods — underwritten and quoted on review.
View bond details & applyThe sales-tax security the Iowa Department of Revenue can require, in an amount it fixes. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 surety bond filed with the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division for a special class “A” (brewpub) beer permit. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe Iowa DNR timber buyer bond, scaled $500 to $10,000 by your prior-year purchases. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $1,000 bond an Iowa tobacco-products distributor files with the Department of Revenue. $275 flat, no credit check.
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