KS spirits distributor bonds.
$450 flat. Soft pull.
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 $450 flat — 3% of the bond amount. The statute sets the floor at $15,000 or your highest monthly tax liability, whichever is greater. One soft credit pull, e-signed in 1–2 business days.
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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.
Reviewed & approved
Most of these 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 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.
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$15,000 bond × 3% = $450, one-time per term. Fixed at the statutory floor; if the ABC requires more, the flat 3% holds.
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, still at a flat 3%.
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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.
Do I pay the $15,000? +
Why is the amount $15,000? +
Who requires this bond? +
Is there a credit check? +
When does it renew? +
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$450 flat, five-minute application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.