Sedgwick County ROW bonds.
Flat 3%. Soft pull.
Sedgwick County, KS requires a right-of-way permit bond before you work in county roads, easements, and public ways. The county sets the amount; we issue it at a flat 3%, $275 minimum, with one soft credit pull that never affects your score.
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Three steps to permitted.
Enter your amount, consent to a soft pull, and file with Sedgwick County. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Business details, the bond amount the county required, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Reviewed & approved
Most clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score.
E-sign & file with Sedgwick County
Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your Sedgwick County right-of-way permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the county insists.
The whole pricing page.
Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time per term, $275 minimum. Enter the figure Sedgwick County required and the premium updates.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A right-of-way permit bond is a public-property protection guarantee. Sedgwick County, KS conditions a right-of-way permit on a surety bond, so that when you bore, trench, or build in county roads, easements, and public ways, the county has a financial backstop that you will restore its property and follow the permit conditions.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Sedgwick County (the obligee). If a permittee leaves a defective restoration, damages county infrastructure, or violates the permit, the county can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. This bond runs one soft credit pull, which informs approval and never affects your score; the rate stays a flat 3% either way.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Pull your Sedgwick County ROW permit today.
Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum, soft pull only. Enter the amount the county required.