MI cosmetology apprenticeship bonds.
$275. Five minutes.
Michigan cosmetology establishments that train apprentices are required by LARA to carry a small $1,000 bond protecting those apprentices. At our flat 3% that lands below our $275 minimum, so it's $275 flat. The application is five minutes — bonds like this are the fastest thing we issue.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Small license bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Establishment and owner details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with LARA
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your LARA apprenticeship-establishment paperwork. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$1,000 bond × 3% = $30, which is below our $275 minimum — so the price is $275, one-time per term. Multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Michigan lets a person become licensed in cosmetology through an apprenticeship served at a licensed establishment, as an alternative to attending a school. The owner of an establishment that runs an apprenticeship program is responsible for the apprentice's training, and LARA ties a small protective bond to that arrangement.
The bond is a student/apprentice-protection guarantee in the same spirit as the larger school bond: it stands behind the establishment's obligations to the apprentice it has agreed to train. It's a three-party arrangement among the establishment owner (the principal), the surety, and the people of Michigan.
One honest caveat: the $1,000 figure comes from LARA's apprenticeship licensing requirements rather than a bond amount spelled out word-for-word in the statute we could verify. The apprenticeship program itself is governed by MCL 339.1205a and LARA's cosmetology rules. If your LARA paperwork lists a different amount, send it to us and we'll match it.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Finish your apprenticeship paperwork today.
$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.