Hinds County contractor bonds.
$100 flat.
Hinds County requires contractors to post a $5,000 bond as a condition of its county contractor license. Ours is $100 flat — the price set by our carrier 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.
County contractor license bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the whole process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit section.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount license bonds like this typically issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with Hinds County
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Hinds County contractor license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A county contractor license bond is a compliance guarantee to the county. Hinds County conditions its contractor license on this bond so there's a financial backstop that you'll follow the county's building codes, permit rules, and ordinances when you work in unincorporated Hinds County.
It's a three-party arrangement: you, the contractor (the principal), the surety carrier, and Hinds County (the obligee). If you violate the county's contractor requirements and the county or a harmed party suffers a covered loss, they can recover against the bond up to $5,000.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who pull permits and build to code treat the bond as a license formality, not a risk.
You need this bond if you are
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this application doesn't collect credit information.
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$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.