Bay County highway use bonds.
From $100.
The Bay County Road Commission issues a highway use permit when you work in or use the county road right-of-way, and conditions it on a surety bond that you will follow the permit and restore the ROW. The price is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. Enter the amount on your permit and the premium updates.
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How much does a Bay County highway use bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard permit bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Road Commission. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the Road Commission required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $100,000, and most applicants are approved instantly — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay.
File with the Bay County Road Commission
Submit the executed bond with your highway use permit application in Kawkawlin. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Commission insists on them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the highway use bond actually covers
A highway use permit is the Bay County Road Commission's general authorization to work in or use the county road right-of-way — and the Commission conditions it on a surety bond. The bond backs your obligation to follow the permit's terms and leave the right-of-way as you found it.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Bay County Road Commission (the obligee). If your use damages the right-of-way or you fail to meet the permit's conditions, the Commission can recover against the bond.
Under MCL 224.19b, a county road commission may require a single security or right-of-way bond to secure the conditions of the permits it issues you. It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays, you repay it. We issue the amount the Commission set — the price is 1% of that amount, $100 minimum, and no credit check up to $100,000.
You need this bond if you are
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 with the Bay County Road Commission. Submit the executed bond with your highway use permit application in Kawkawlin. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Commission insists on them.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $100,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Road Commission set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your permit.
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Highway use permit bond, issued today.
Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the Road Commission set and file the same day.