Missouri attachment bonds.
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A Missouri plaintiff who sues by attachment, seizing a defendant’s property to secure a possible judgment, must file a bond with the clerk under RSMo Chapter 521. The court sets the amount, generally double the sum sworn in the affidavit. The bond is individually underwritten and quoted by a specialist.
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How much does a Missouri attachment bond cost?
It is underwritten. The carrier’s base rate is 2% of the bond amount; the underwriter sets your premium from the amount, your credit and any collateral.
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Attachment runs on a court clock — send us your case, a specialist underwrites and quotes it, and you file with the clerk. Here is the whole thing:
Request a quote
Your details, the case and court, and the penal sum the court set — that is the request. A surety specialist picks it up to underwrite and price it.
Underwritten & quoted
A specialist sizes and underwrites the bond and returns your quote, usually within one business day. On larger penal sums we may ask for financials or collateral.
File with the clerk
Accept the quote and receive the executed bond, ready to file in the clerk’s office of the court where the attachment is instituted. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the court insists.
How an attachment bond works, and what to have ready.
Why the court asks for it
You are suing and want the court to hold the other side's property now, so it is there to pay a judgment later. The court requires a bond before it orders the attachment.
Who it protects
The party whose property is attached. If the attachment turns out to be wrongful, they recover their damages from the bond, up to the bond amount.
If there is a claim
The surety pays a valid claim after the court rules, and you repay the surety.
Have these ready
- The complaint and your motion or application for attachment
- The court's order setting the bond amount
- A description and value of the property to be attached
- The court, case number and the parties' names
- Financial statements for the person or business posting the bond
- Your attorney's name and contact details
What it is and who needs it.
What the attachment bond does
An attachment lets a plaintiff seize a defendant’s property at the start of a suit to secure a possible judgment. Because that is a powerful remedy that can harm a defendant who ultimately wins, RSMo Chapter 521 requires the plaintiff to file an affidavit and a bond in the clerk’s office of the court where the attachment is instituted.
The bond is generally set at double the amount sworn in the affidavit (with the court able to fix the amount, not exceeding double the amount claimed). It protects the defendant: if the attachment turns out to be wrongful, the defendant can recover the damages and costs they suffered against the bond.
A few suits are exempt — for instance, actions by the state or a county, or where the defendant is a non-resident. When a bond is required, the court sets the figure; because the penal sum is court-set, the bond is individually underwritten — a specialist sizes it, underwrites it, and returns a quote, often within one business day, with collateral or financials possible on larger penal sums. If the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A court bond answers to the court and the party its order protects: if the judgment or order the bond secures is not satisfied, that party can claim against it, up to the penal sum the court set.
The surety pays a valid claim after the court rules, and you repay the surety. A court bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
Term and renewal are set in the underwriter's quote; a court bond usually runs until the case or appeal it secures is resolved.
Keep the bond in force for as long as the obligation behind it runs.
How to file it
File with the clerk. Accept the quote and receive the executed bond, ready to file in the clerk’s office of the court where the attachment is instituted. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the court insists.
What sets the price
Court bonds are underwritten. The carrier's base rate for this bond is 2% of the bond amount; the underwriter sets your final premium from the amount the court sets, your credit and any collateral.
One short form to a quote request.
These are the actual underwriting fields. Submit once and a surety specialist sizes, underwrites and quotes the bond — usually within one business day.
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A short request, underwritten and quoted by a specialist — often within one business day. Send the amount the court set and file with the clerk.