Mississippi right of way vegetation bonds.
$100 flat.
Before you clear vegetation on a state highway right-of-way to make a legally erected billboard visible again, the Mississippi Department of Transportation wants a $5,000 bond on file. Ours is $100 flat — 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 Mississippi right of way vegetation bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Permit bonds like this are about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details, the county, and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed permit bonds like this are among the bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with your MDOT permit
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to attach to your vegetation removal permit application to the MDOT Maintenance Division. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Mississippi controls vegetation on state highway right-of-way, including the trees and brush that can grow up in front of legally erected billboards. Under the right-of-way vegetation program, you need a permit from MDOT before you cut or trim any vegetation on the right-of-way to restore a sign's visibility — and that permit is conditioned on a $5,000 surety bond.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Mississippi Department of Transportation (the obligee). The bond guarantees you'll follow the permit's terms — clearing only what's authorized, restoring the right-of-way, and not damaging the highway or other property.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim for permit violations or right-of-way damage, you repay the surety. Permittees who stay within their authorized clearance treat the bond as a permit formality, and we keep your $5,000 filing continuous with renewal notices.
You need this bond if you're
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 $5,000 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 MDOT permit. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to attach to your vegetation removal permit application to the MDOT Maintenance Division. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $5,000 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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Clear the right-of-way without a paperwork holdup.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.