Missouri public official bonds.
From $100.
Many Missouri elected and appointed officers must file a faithful-performance bond before taking office — conditioned on honestly performing the duties and accounting for public funds. The statute or governing body sets the amount; the premium is 0.35% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, with one soft credit pull that never affects your score.
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How much does a Missouri 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 a standard official bond — apply, a soft pull runs, and you have the executed bond. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your details, the office, the bond amount your statute or board requires, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Soft pull & approve
Most official bonds clear quickly. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score, and informs approval, not price.
File before you take office
Submit the executed bond to your county clerk, board, or the office that requires it before you enter on your duties. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the public official bond actually covers
A public official bond is a faithful-performance guarantee. Missouri conditions many offices on the officer giving a surety bond before entering on the duties of the office — conditioned that the officer will honestly perform those duties and faithfully account for the public money that passes through their hands.
The amounts and authority come from the office's own statute. A county treasurer bonds in a sum not less than $20,000 up to the highest amount of money held in the prior year (§54.070 RSMo); a county collector bonds to faithfully collect and pay over revenue (§52.020 RSMo); the State Treasurer and countless local and district officers have their own figures. Because the amount is statute- or board-set, you enter it and we issue it.
The bond protects the public and the governmental body against loss from an officer's default or dishonesty. It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Pricing starts from $100 with a soft credit pull that never affects your score.
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 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 before you take office. Submit the executed bond to your county clerk, board, or the office that requires it before you enter on your duties. 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, one soft pull.
Submit the application with the bond amount your statute or board set, plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. The executed bond is generated ready to file.
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From $100, soft pull only. Enter the amount your statute set and file before you take office.