Louisiana public official bonds.
From $100.
When Louisiana law requires a public officer to give bond, you furnish a surety bond before entering on the duties of office. The amount is set by the law or ordinance that governs your office — pricing is 0.35% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, and one soft credit pull that never affects your score.
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How much does a Louisiana public official bond cost?
0.35% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps to filed.
Your appointment or term may be waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Your details, the office, the bond amount the governing law requires, and the effective date — that is the application, plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
File and take office
Receive the executed bond ready to file with the recorder, clerk, or authority your law names, before you enter on the duties of office. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever they insist.
What it is and who needs it.
What the official bond actually guarantees
Louisiana requires many public officers to give an official bond as a condition of holding office. Under La. R.S. 42:181, that bond is secured either by a personal surety residing in the parish where the officer serves or — far more commonly today — by a surety company authorized to do business in Louisiana.
The bond is a guarantee of faithful performance and honest handling of public funds and property. It runs in favor of the political body or the public the officer serves; under R.S. 42:183 it is payable to whoever the governing law names, for the benefit of anyone harmed by the officer's breach of duty.
There is no single statewide amount — the figure is fixed by the statute, charter, or ordinance that creates the office, often tied to the funds the officer handles. Tell us the amount your governing law sets — pricing starts from $100, with one soft credit pull that never affects your score.
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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 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.
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 and take office. Receive the executed bond ready to file with the recorder, clerk, or authority your law names, before you enter on the duties of office. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever they insist.
What sets the price
The premium is 0.35% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not 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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Take office without the bond holding you up.
Pricing from $100, soft pull only. Enter the amount your governing law sets and file the same day.