Missouri combative sports promoter bonds.
$250 flat.
Missouri requires a promoter of boxing, martial arts, or wrestling exhibitions to file a $25,000 bond with the Office of Athletics under Chapter 317, RSMo. Ours is $250 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. A quick soft credit check may apply; the bond is issued when you pay.
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How much does a Missouri combative sports promoter bond cost?
$250 at the $25,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to licensed.
Your promoter license is waiting on this bond. Here’s the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, effective date. That is the application — the only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
E-sign & file with the Office of Athletics
Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with the Division of Professional Registration’s Office of Athletics. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the promoter bond actually guarantees
Missouri regulates professional boxing, sparring, wrestling, kickboxing, full-contact karate, and mixed martial arts through the Office of Athletics within the Division of Professional Registration, under Chapter 317, RSMo. House Bill 1388 (effective August 28, 2018) expanded the definition of a combative sports promoter and added the bond requirement.
A promoter must file a $25,000 surety bond (or an irrevocable letter of credit) as part of licensing. The bond guarantees the promoter pays all athletic taxes and license fees owed to the state, and the expenses of contestants and officials for the events it puts on — if a promoter stiffs the state or its fighters and officials, they can recover against the bond.
It is a three-party guarantee, not insurance for you: if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The state uses fixed renewal dates (July 1), so your term aligns to the statutory cycle.
You need this bond if you are
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 $25,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The term is set on the carrier’s application; the premium covers the period shown there.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, July 1, in the year your term ends.
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
E-sign & file with the Office of Athletics. Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with the Division of Professional Registration’s Office of Athletics. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $250 at the $25,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or 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 a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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The Office of Athletics is waiting on one document.
$250 flat, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.