Kentucky professional solicitor bonds.
$375 flat.
Kentucky requires every professional solicitor that fundraises for charities to register with the Attorney General and file a fixed $25,000 bond — ours is $375 flat. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Kentucky professional solicitor bond cost?
$375 at the $25,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details, your county, and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Attorney General
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your professional solicitor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A professional solicitor is a paid fundraiser that solicits charitable contributions on a charity's behalf. Kentucky requires solicitors to register with the Attorney General and post a $25,000 bond as a donor-and-charity protection guarantee — a financial backstop that contributions are handled honestly and remitted as promised.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Attorney General (the obligee), with donors and the charities you serve as the protected parties. If a solicitor misapplies contributions or violates the charitable-solicitation statutes, the harmed party can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Registration expires December 31 each year and is renewed by reapplying, so the bond must stay active across renewals — we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out.
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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 $25,000 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
File with the Attorney General. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your professional solicitor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $375 at the $25,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
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$375 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.