Nebraska public official bonds.
From $100.
Nebraska requires many state, county, township, municipal, and special officers to give an official bond conditioned on the faithful performance of the office before taking it. The penalty is set by statute or your governing body; pricing runs 0.35% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum, and your exact price appears at the application.
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How much does a Nebraska public official bond cost?
0.35% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Apply to in-office in one sitting.
Most official bonds clear quickly. Enter your amount, consent to a soft pull, and file. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your details, the office, the bond penalty set for it, and an effective date — plus a one-time consent to a quick soft credit check.
Reviewed & approved
Most official bonds clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. Any credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score.
File with the filing officer
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the officer who approves and records it — and to have the oath endorsed on it. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the official bond actually guarantees
Nebraska conditions many public offices on an official bond given before the officer enters on the duties of the office. Under Neb. Rev. Stat. 11-101, the oath of faithful performance is endorsed on the bond, and the bond runs to the political subdivision (often the county) as obligee.
The bond guarantees the officer will faithfully and impartially perform the duties of the office and account for public funds in their charge. If the officer defaults — for example, by failing to account for money received — the public body and those harmed can recover against the bond.
The penalty amount is set by statute or by the governing body for each office, so there is no single figure. Note that elected county officers generally must give individual bonds — a blanket bond may not suffice — so confirm the form your filing officer requires.
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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 with the filing officer. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the officer who approves and records it — and to have the oath endorsed on it. Wet-ink original 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 penalty set for your office and a one-time soft-pull consent. The executed bond is generated ready to file.
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Pricing from $100, a quick soft credit check may apply. Enter the penalty set for your office and see your exact price the same day.