Anne Arundel grading bonds.
Flat 3%. Enter your amount.
Before Anne Arundel County releases a grading / sediment-control permit, it requires a performance bond guaranteeing you will install and maintain the erosion-and-sediment controls on your approved plan. The County sets the amount; we issue it at a flat 3%, $275 minimum.
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The County won't release the grading permit until the bond is posted. Here is the whole process:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount from your Anne Arundel County permit, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
File with Anne Arundel County
Submit the executed bond so the County releases your grading / sediment-control permit. Wet-ink original mailed whenever the County insists.
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Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure on your Anne Arundel County permit and the premium updates.
What it is and who needs it.
What the Anne Arundel County bond guarantees
Anne Arundel County ties its grading and land-disturbance permits to an approved sediment-and-erosion-control plan. The bond is a performance guarantee that you will install, maintain, and ultimately stabilize the site controls — silt fence, sediment basins, stabilization — exactly as the plan shows.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety, and Anne Arundel County (the obligee). If the controls fail or the site is left unstabilized, the County can recover against the bond to fix the problem or remediate downstream sediment.
It is not insurance for you. If the County draws on the bond and the surety pays, you repay the surety. Builders who install the controls and pass final inspection get the bond released and never see a claim.
You need this bond if you are
Five minutes, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount Anne Arundel County set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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When does the County release the bond? +
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Other New York bonds.
The County won't release the permit without it.
Flat 3%, $275 minimum, five-minute application, executed bond the same day. Free until issued.