Bay County highway use bonds.
Flat 3%. 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. We issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check — 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:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the Road Commission required, 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 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.
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Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure the Road Commission set and the premium updates.
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, at a flat 3% with no credit check.
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Five minutes, 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.
Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount the Road Commission set and file the same day.