Kansas spirits distributor bonds.
$150 flat.
Kansas requires a licensed spirits distributor to file a $15,000 bond with the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division under K.S.A. 41-317. Ours is $150 — set by our carrier for this exact bond. The statute sets the floor at $15,000 or your highest monthly tax liability, whichever is greater. A quick soft credit check may apply; the bond is issued when you pay.
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How much does a Kansas spirits distributor bond cost?
$150 at the $15,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to filed.
Your distributor license is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, effective date. That is the application — the only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. Any credit check that runs is a soft pull that never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
E-sign & file with the ABC
Pay online and receive the executed bond (form ABC-804) ready to file with your distributor license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Kansas licenses spirits 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 $15,000 or the distributor's highest monthly liquor-tax liability in the prior 12 months, whichever is greater — so for most distributors the bond sits at the $15,000 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 enforcement (gallonage) taxes you owe as a distributor.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. If your highest monthly tax liability climbs above $15,000, the ABC can require a larger bond at renewal; we re-issue at the higher amount, priced for that bond.
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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 $15,000 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; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
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
E-sign & file with the ABC. Pay online and receive the executed bond (form ABC-804) ready to file with your distributor license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $150 at the $15,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or 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 issued when you pay.
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$150, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.