New Hampshire public official bonds.
From $100.
New Hampshire town officers who handle public money — treasurers, tax collectors, clerks, trustees — are bonded by position under RSA 41:6, in an amount and form set by the Commissioner of Revenue Administration. Priced at 0.35% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, with your exact price shown at the application.
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How much does a New Hampshire 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.
Most public official bonds clear quickly. Enter your amount, pay, and file with your town. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your details, the position bonded, the amount your town requires, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. That is the application.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
File with your town
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the town and the premium paid by the town as RSA 41:6 provides. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the public official bond actually covers
New Hampshire requires its town officers who handle public funds to be bonded. Under RSA 41:6, town treasurers, trustees, library trustees, town clerks, tax collectors and their deputies, and anyone delegated treasury functions are bonded by position — typically under a blanket bond from a surety authorized in the state.
The bond indemnifies against losses through the officers' failure to faithfully perform their duties, to account properly for money or property received by virtue of their positions, or through fraudulent or dishonest acts. It protects the town and its taxpayers, not the officer.
RSA 41:6 directs the Commissioner of Revenue Administration to adopt rules on the amount and form of these bonds, and the premiums are paid by the town. The bonds must provide at least a 2-year discovery period after coverage ends. Enter the amount your town set and your exact price, from $100, appears at the application.
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 with your town. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the town and the premium paid by the town as RSA 41:6 provides. 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, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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Pricing from $100. Enter the amount your town requires and file the same day.