Missouri replevin bonds.
Recover the property; secure its value.
A replevin (claim-and-delivery) bond lets you recover personal property someone is wrongfully holding before the case is decided. Under Missouri Chapter 533 the bond is usually double the value of the property, so it is underwritten, not flat-rated. A specialist quotes it, usually within one business day.
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How much does a Missouri replevin bond cost?
It is underwritten. The carrier’s base rate is 1% of the bond amount; the underwriter sets your premium from the amount, your credit and any collateral.
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.
How a replevin bond works, and what to have ready.
Why the court asks for it
You are suing to get back property someone else is holding, and you want it back before the case ends. The court requires a bond before it orders the property taken and returned to you.
Who it protects
The person holding the property. If the court later decides you were not entitled to it, they recover the property or its value, and their damages, 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 the writ
- A description of the property and proof of its value, such as an invoice, appraisal or loan papers
- The bond amount the court or statute requires
- The court, case number and the parties' names
- Financial statements, and collateral details for a large amount
- Your attorney's name and contact details
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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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
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 sets the price
Court bonds are underwritten. The carrier's base rate for this bond is 1% of the bond amount; the underwriter sets your final premium from the amount the court sets, your credit and any collateral.
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.