Kent County highway permit bonds.
$100 flat.
The Kent County Road Commission requires a $10,000 surety bond before you work in the County road right-of-way — driveways, utilities, or any work under a County highway permit. Ours is $100 flat, the price our carrier's rate book sets for this bond. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Municipal highway permit bonds are simple. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, and the application collects no credit information.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount municipal permit bonds like this issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the Kent County Road Commission
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Kent County Road Commission alongside your highway permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A highway permit bond is a restoration and compliance guarantee to the Kent County Road Commission. When you work in the County road right-of-way — cutting pavement, installing a driveway, or running utilities — the Road Commission wants a financial backstop that you'll restore the road to County standard and follow your permit conditions.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Kent County Road Commission (the obligee). If you damage the road, fail to restore it, or violate permit conditions, the Road Commission can recover its costs against the bond up to $10,000.
The bond stays active while you hold the permit privilege. Let it lapse and the Road Commission can pull your highway-work privilege — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $10,000 filing continuous.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this bond doesn't have one.
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Pull your Kent County highway permit today.
$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.