Minnesota public official bonds.
From $100.
When Minnesota law or a local body requires an elected or appointed officer to be bonded, the official bond guarantees the faithful performance of the office under Minn. Stat. ch. 574. The obligee sets the amount, and pricing starts from $100.
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How much does a Minnesota public official bond cost?
0.35% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No long underwriting queue for the standard official bond — enter your amount, consent to a soft pull, and file. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your details, the office, the bond amount your obligee set, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. The soft pull never affects your credit score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
File with your obligee
Receive the executed official bond ready to file with the body that requires it and, where applicable, record it as the statute directs. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the public official bond covers
Minnesota’s bond statutes (Minn. Stat. ch. 574) govern official bonds for public officers. When an official bond is required of a state or county officer, the principal and surety are jointly and severally bound to the State of Minnesota in the statutory form, conditioned on the officer faithfully performing the duties of the office.
An official bond is security to all persons for the official delinquencies it is meant to cover. If a public officer, by misconduct or neglect, forfeits the bond, any person injured can bring an action against the officer and the sureties to recover what they are owed.
Many local positions — treasurers, clerks, registrars, and similar — are bonded by statute, ordinance, or a governing body’s resolution, and the obligee sets the penal sum. Whatever amount you have been asked for, pricing starts from $100 and a quick soft credit check may apply.
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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 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.
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 obligee. Receive the executed official bond ready to file with the body that requires it and, where applicable, record it as the statute directs. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is 0.35% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including the bond amount your obligee set and a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
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Pricing from $100, soft pull only. Enter the amount your obligee set and file.