A surety bond is a third-party guarantee that you’ll meet a legal or contractual obligation. It protects the government agency or owner in the event of bankruptcy or non-performance. Kentucky requires different bonds for licensing, construction, and registration; find the one you need below with its requirements and costs.
Required for Kentucky public works over $40K. One flat 3% rate for every contractor — projects up to $3M on credit alone.
View bond details & applyRequired with most KY public bids. Completely free — consent of surety included, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyBond a mechanic's lien off your property under KRS 376.100 and keep the project — and your financing — moving.
View bond details & applyThe dealer bond Kentucky requires through the Motor Vehicle Commission under KRS 190.030. Flat 3%, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyThe $1,000 notary bond Kentucky notaries file with the Secretary of State under KRS 423.390, with $10,000 E&O. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $50,000 licensing bond every Kentucky public adjuster files with the Department of Insurance under KRS 304.9-430. $1,500 flat.
View bond details & applyStays execution of a money judgment while you appeal. Penal sum set by the judgment — underwritten and quoted on review.
View bond details & applyThe Kentucky Division of Oil and Gas blanket bond covering plugging and abandonment across all your wells. Flat 3%, soft pull.
View bond details & applyThe deposit bond Bowling Green Municipal Utilities accepts in place of a cash deposit for electric service. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe deposit bond Bowling Green Municipal Utilities accepts in place of a cash deposit for water service. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 bond a Kentucky boxing, wrestling, or MMA promoter files with the Boxing and Wrestling Commission. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $75,000 seller bond a Kentucky business-opportunity seller files with the Attorney General. Flat 3%, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyThe Kentucky buying-club bond filed with the Attorney General's Office of Consumer Protection to back prepaid memberships. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe right-of-way / excavation bond the City of Fort Wright, KY requires before you cut, bore, or work in a public street. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe right-of-way permit bond the City of Jeffersontown requires before you cut, excavate, or work in its public right-of-way. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 contractor license bond the City of Louisville requires to register and pull permits as a contractor. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 Class A wrecking (demolition) permit bond the City of Louisville requires of demolition contractors. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $25,000 Class B wrecking (demolition) permit bond the City of Louisville requires of demolition contractors. $750 flat.
View bond details & applyThe right-of-way / excavation bond the City of Union, KY requires before you cut, bore, or work in a public street. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyA performance bond for a Kentucky concession operator, sized to your concession contract with the obligee. Flat 3%, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyThe wage-payment bond the Kentucky Labor Cabinet requires from newer construction and mineral employers under KRS 337.200. Flat 3%, $275 minimum, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyThe utility deposit bond the Electric Plant Board of Glasgow, KY accepts in place of a cash deposit for service. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 certification bond a Kentucky electrical inspector files under KRS 227.487(4) and 815 KAR 35:015. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe Kentucky grain dealer or warehouseman bond filed with the Dept. of Agriculture, sized to your prior-year grain volume. Flat 3%, soft pull.
View bond details & applyThe Kentucky health spa bond filed with the Attorney General to protect prepaid memberships, sized to your contract count. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe Kentucky Transportation Cabinet bond (form TC 99-7) guaranteeing right-of-way restoration after an encroachment permit. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe security a Kentucky court requires before a restraining order or injunction issues. Amount set by the court — underwritten and quoted on review.
View bond details & applyThe fixed $20,000 bond Kentucky insurance agents and consultants file with the Department of Insurance. $600 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe $1,000 bond every Kentucky pawnbroker files with the city or county that licenses them, under KRS 226.020. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe cooperative road-use bond the Letcher County Fiscal Court requires of haulers using county roads under a road-use agreement. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 alarm business bond Lexington-Fayette Urban County requires to register and operate an alarm company. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyReplace a lost cashier’s check, stock certificate, or note. Indemnifies the issuer — underwritten and quoted on review.
View bond details & applyThe bond the Kentucky Lottery Corporation can require of a retailer, sized to your actual or potential sales under 202 KAR 3:030. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe encroachment permit bond Louisville-Jefferson County Metro requires to work in or place something in the public right-of-way. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe motor fuels license bond Kentucky dealers file with the Department of Revenue on form 72A301. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $1,000 Department of Revenue bond behind a watercraft (marine) motor fuel tax refund permit under KRS 138.344–138.355. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe tobacco escrow guarantee a non-participating manufacturer posts under KRS 131.602 — greater of $50,000 or your escrow due. Flat 3%.
View bond details & applyThe $1,000 notary bond Kentucky notaries file with the Secretary of State — without E&O coverage. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyFinancial-responsibility security for a Kentucky structural pest management company under KRS 217B. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $25,000 security a Kentucky virtual wholesaler files with the Board of Pharmacy under 201 KAR 2:105. $750 flat.
View bond details & applyThe fixed $25,000 bond a Kentucky pharmacy wholesale distributor files with the Board of Pharmacy for its permit. $750 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe fixed $25,000 bond a Kentucky pharmacy wholesaler files with the Board of Pharmacy for its permit. $750 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education licensure bond for private degree-granting schools. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyFor an executor, administrator, guardian, or conservator. Amount set by the court to the size of the estate — underwritten and quoted on review.
View bond details & applyThe $25,000 bond every Kentucky professional charitable solicitor files with the Attorney General. $750 flat.
View bond details & applyThe blanket agent bond ($5,000 per agent) a Kentucky proprietary school posts for its recruiters with the Commission on Proprietary Education. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe Kentucky Commission on Proprietary Education licensure bond, $20,000 minimum per school. Flat 3%, $600 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe faithful-performance bond many Kentucky elected and appointed officials must post before taking office. Flat 3%, $275 minimum, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyThe purchaser’s sale bond for a Kentucky judicial real-estate sale, when you pay the balance over time. Flat 3%, $275 minimum, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyFor a court-appointed receiver, master, or referee. Sized to the assets in receivership — underwritten and quoted on review.
View bond details & applyRecover personal property before judgment. Not less than twice the value of the goods — underwritten and quoted on review.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 bond Kentucky roofers carry for Kentucky Roofing Contractors Association membership. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $6,338 sewer tapper bond Sanitation District No. 1 (Northern Kentucky) requires to connect to its sewer system. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe fixed $5,000 bond a Kentucky septic-tank servicing business files with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. $275 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 bond a Kentucky septic tank servicing business files with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services under 902 KAR 10:170. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe Department of Revenue bond behind a Kentucky special fuels dealer license under KRS 138.220 et seq. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $50,000 registration bond Kentucky telemarketing companies file with the Attorney General under KRS 367.46981. $1,500 flat.
View bond details & applyThe Department of Agriculture bond for tobacco-warehouse weighmen under KRS Chapter 248. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyFaithful performance of a trustee’s duties when the court or trust requires bonding. Amount set by the court — underwritten and quoted on review.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 certification bond every Kentucky water well driller files with the Division of Water. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe single-well plugging and abandonment bond the Division of Oil and Gas requires before you drill or take over a well. Flat 3%, $275 minimum, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyThe plaintiff’s bond a Kentucky court requires before issuing a writ of possession under KRS 425.111. Flat 3%, $275 minimum, soft pull only.
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