Minnesota electric installer bonds.
$100 flat.
Minnesota conditions every Class A and Class B electric installer license on a $1,000 surety bond given to the state under Minn. Stat. § 326B.33 — ours is $100 flat, and the price you see is the checkout price. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Minnesota electric installer bond cost?
$100 at the $1,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
An electric installer's licensing bond is about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Installer bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Department of Labor and Industry
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to mail with your license or renewal application to the Construction Codes and Licensing Division. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Minnesota licenses electricians and electrical installers through the Department of Labor and Industry (DLI), Construction Codes and Licensing Division. As a condition of licensure, every Class A and Class B electric installer must give a $1,000 surety bond to the state — a separate, smaller filing than the $25,000 bond the statute requires of licensed electrical contractors.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Minnesota (the obligee), with the public as the protected party. The bond compensates the public for financial harm if the installer fails to comply with the licensing law governing electrical installations.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond must stay active for the life of your installer license, so we track it and notify you before it lapses so your DLI filing stays 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 $1,000 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 Department of Labor and Industry. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to mail with your license or renewal application to the Construction Codes and Licensing Division. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $1,000 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.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.