Minnesota career school solicitor bonds.
$100 flat.
Minnesota requires anyone soliciting students for a private career school to hold a solicitor’s permit backed by a $2,000 bond filed with the Office of Higher Education. The price is $100 flat, issued instantly. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Minnesota career school solicitor bond cost?
$100 at the $2,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Permit bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here is the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Permit bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with your permit application
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the Office of Higher Education for your solicitor’s permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Minnesota licenses private career schools through the Office of Higher Education, and a person who solicits Minnesota students to enroll must first obtain a solicitor’s permit under Minn. Stat. 136A.825. The permit is conditioned on a $2,000 surety bond (or a $2,000 deposit with the commissioner of management and budget in lieu of bond).
The bond runs to the State of Minnesota and to any student who has a cause of action against the solicitor for breach of a contract or agreement made while soliciting. If a solicitor breaks an enrollment promise and a student is harmed, the student can recover against the bond.
The statute caps the surety’s aggregate liability at the $2,000 principal sum — it is a small, fixed permit bond. The permit expires one year after issuance and is renewed annually, so the bond must stay continuous; we track it and notify you ahead of expiration.
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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 $2,000 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 your permit application. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the Office of Higher Education for your solicitor’s permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $2,000 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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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.