West Des Moines sign erector bonds.
$275. Five minutes.
Before the City of West Des Moines will register a sign erector and let you pull sign permits, it requires a $5,000 surety bond on file. Ours is $275 flat — the 3% minimum — and the application is five minutes with no credit check.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Municipal sign bonds are about the simplest thing in surety. Here is the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date — that is the application. No financials and no credit-check section for this bond.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed municipal bonds like this issue right after purchase in most cases. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with West Des Moines
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of West Des Moines for your sign-erector registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$5,000 bond × 3% = $150, which is under our $275 minimum — so the price is $275, one-time per term.
What it is and who needs it.
What the West Des Moines sign bond guarantees
A sign-erector bond is a compliance and damage guarantee to the City of West Des Moines. It backs your promise to erect signs in accordance with the City sign code and to repair any damage to streets, sidewalks, or other City property caused by your work.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of West Des Moines (the obligee). If you violate the sign ordinance or leave City property damaged, the City can recover against the bond up to $5,000.
The bond must stay active while your sign-erector registration is current. Let it lapse and the City can suspend your permit privileges — so we track it and send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out.
You need this bond if you are
Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit-check section, because this bond does not have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Finish your sign-erector registration today.
$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.