NJ HVACR contractor bonds.
$100. Five minutes.
New Jersey conditions a master HVACR contractor license on a $3,000 surety bond in favor of the State, conditioned on faithful performance of the licensing act. Ours is $100 flat — the price our carrier's rate book sets for this bond, the same honest number for every contractor.
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Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the Board
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Board of Examiners of HVACR Contractors application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
New Jersey licenses master HVACR contractors through the Board of Examiners of Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors, and conditions the license on a $3,000 surety bond in favor of the State. The bond is a public-protection guarantee conditioned on faithful performance of the licensing act.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of New Jersey (the obligee), with the public as the protected party. If a licensed contractor violates the act and someone is harmed, that party can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The statute sets a 12-month bond term, renewed at each expiration; we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out so your $3,000 filing stays continuous.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because the application collects no credit information.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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$100 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.