Kansas abstracter bonds.
From $250. Apply to see yours.
Kansas licenses abstracters through the Abstracters’ Board of Examiners, and conditions the license on a surety bond the Board sets at not less than $25,000 — filed separately for each county you operate in. The premium is 1% of the bond amount, with a soft credit pull that never affects your score.
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How much does a Kansas abstracter bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $250 at the $25,000 minimum. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
Enter your amount, consent to a soft credit pull, and you have the executed bond. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the Board required, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
File with the Board of Examiners
Your executed bond arrives ready to file with the Abstracters’ Board of Examiners for the county you operate in. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the abstracter bond actually covers
Kansas regulates abstracters under the Kansas Abstracters Act (K.S.A. 58-2801 et seq.), administered by the Abstracters’ Board of Examiners. An abstracter compiles the chain of title and lien history for real property, and the public relies on that work — so the state requires a bond before issuing a license.
The bond protects anyone who relies on an abstract. It answers for damages from an error, deficiency, or mistake in an abstract or continuation, and for damage to the county records the abstracter has access to. If a valid claim is paid, you repay the surety — it is not insurance for you.
The Board sets the penal sum at not less than $25,000, and a separate bond is filed for each county in which you operate. Enter the amount the Board requires for your county — premiums start from $250, and a soft credit pull affects approval, never the price.
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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 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
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 Board of Examiners. Your executed bond arrives ready to file with the Abstracters’ Board of Examiners for the county you operate in. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
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.
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Premiums from $250, soft pull only. Enter the amount the Board required and file the same day.