Bay County highway use bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.
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 — the application collects no credit information. Enter the amount on your permit and the premium updates.
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No underwriting queue for the standard permit bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Road Commission. Here is the whole thing:
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Your business details, the bond amount the Road Commission required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
The application collects no credit information, and most applicants are approved instantly — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick soft-pull review that never affects your score.
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 the application collects no credit information.
You need this bond if you are
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.