KS beer distributor bonds.
$275. Five minutes.
Kansas requires a licensed beer distributor to file a $5,000 bond with the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division under K.S.A. 41-317. Ours lands at our $275 minimum — 3% of $5,000 is $150, so the floor applies. No credit check on this bond.
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Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the ABC
Your executed bond (form ABC-804) and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your distributor license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$5,000 bond × 3% = $150, below our $275 minimum, so the price is $275, one-time per term. Multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Kansas licenses beer distributors through the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division, and conditions the license on a surety bond under K.S.A. 41-317. The statute sets the amount at $5,000 or the distributor's highest monthly liquor-tax liability in the prior 12 months, whichever is greater — most beer distributors sit at the $5,000 floor.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Kansas (the obligee). The bond is conditioned on your compliance with the Kansas Liquor Control Act and the payment of the taxes you owe as a distributor.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Distributors who stay current on their taxes treat the bond as a license formality, not a risk.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't 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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$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.