Missouri replevin bonds.
Recover the property; secure its value.
Replevin (claim-and-delivery) lets you recover personal property that someone is wrongfully holding — before the case is decided.
Under Missouri Chapter 533, you post a bond, usually double the value of the property.
The amount tracks the property value, so the bond is underwritten, not flat-rated.
Tell us what the property is worth and a specialist quotes it, usually within one business day.
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From affidavit to possession.
The sheriff will not deliver the property until the bond is in place. Here is the whole path:
Tell us about the matter
Court, case number, the penal sum the order specifies (or the estate / property value), and who the principal is. That is the whole application — no scavenger hunt.
A specialist underwrites it
A court-bond underwriter reviews the matter and the amount. For larger penal sums, expect a soft credit check and possibly financials or collateral — we tell you exactly what, up front.
Quote, e-sign & file
You receive a firm quote and, on acceptance, the executed bond on the court’s required form ready to file with the clerk. Wet-ink originals mailed when the court insists.
What it is and who needs it.
Why the bond is double the value
Replevin — Missouri calls it claim and delivery — lets a plaintiff recover specific personal property a defendant is wrongfully holding, and to take possession before the lawsuit ends. That is a strong remedy, so the law protects the defendant against a wrongful taking.
To get pre-judgment delivery under Chapter 533, the plaintiff files an affidavit of the property’s value and gives the sheriff a bond, generally in double that value. If the court later orders the property returned and the plaintiff fails to return it, the bond pays the property’s assessed value, damages for the taking and detention, and costs.
Because the penal sum is pegged to the property’s value, the bond is individually underwritten — there is no flat rate. A defendant can post a redelivery bond to keep possession during the case under the same chapter.
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Tell us what the property is worth.
Court, case number, the property and its value, and who the principal is. A specialist underwrites the bond — usually double that value — and returns a quote, normally within one business day.
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Need to recover property before judgment?
Send us the court, the case, and the property’s value. A specialist underwrites the bond — usually double that value — and returns a quote, normally within one business day.