Nevada contractor's license bonds.
From $100.
Nevada requires every licensed contractor to file a surety bond with the State Contractors Board (NSCB) under NRS 624.270. The Board sets your bond amount, anywhere from $1,000 to $500,000, keyed to your license limit and classification. Pricing is 0.5% of your bond amount, with a $100 minimum.
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How much does a Nevada contractor's license bond cost?
0.5% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps to filed.
Your contractor license is waiting on this bond. Here's the whole process — no broker phone tag:
Apply online
Business details, owners, and the bond amount the NSCB assigned. That is the application.
Reviewed & approved
Most contractor bonds at standard amounts clear quickly. Larger limits may get a brief underwriter review.
File with the State Contractors Board
Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your NSCB license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed whenever the Board insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the contractor bond actually guarantees
Nevada licenses contractors through the State Contractors Board, and NRS 624.270 conditions the license on a surety bond (or an equivalent cash deposit). The bond is a consumer-and-claimant protection guarantee: it stands behind your compliance with Nevada contractor law and the people you do work for.
The Board fixes the bond amount with reference to your financial and professional responsibility and the magnitude of your operations — not less than $1,000 and not more than $500,000. In practice it is keyed to your license's monetary limit and classification, so a small specialty license and a large general license carry very different amounts. Your NSCB letter names the figure.
It is not insurance for you. If a homeowner, supplier, or employee is harmed by a violation of contractor law and the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who run clean jobs treat the bond as a license formality, and we track it so your filing stays continuous.
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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 State Contractors Board. Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your NSCB license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed whenever the Board insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 0.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $50,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which 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 issuing fields. Submit with the amount the NSCB assigned and most standard-limit bonds issue the same day.
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Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the NSCB assigned and file the same day.