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 check.
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How much does a Kent County highway permit bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Municipal highway permit bonds are simple. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount municipal permit bonds like this issue right after purchase.
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.
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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 $10,000 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; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
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 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 sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $10,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
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Pull your Kent County highway permit today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.