New York sanctioning entity bonds.
$100 flat.
An entity licensed by the New York State Athletic Commission to oversee an authorized professional combative sport files a $10,000 faithful-performance bond with the Secretary of State under 19 NYCRR 214.4(d). Ours is $100 flat, and the price you see is the checkout price. No credit check, and most applications approve instantly.
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How much does a New York sanctioning entity bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Fixed-amount license bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here is the entire process:
Apply online
Entity details, the county you operate from, a contact person, and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Bonds of this class are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Secretary of State
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Secretary of State so the bond is in effect on your date of licensure. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the sanctioning entity bond actually guarantees
New York does not let anyone sanction a combative sports match on their own say-so. 19 NYCRR 214.3 bars an entity from sanctioning or holding a match or otherwise overseeing a combative sport without authorization from the New York State Athletic Commission, and Part 214 sets out how an entity becomes a licensed Authorized Sanctioning Entity (ASE). The Commission may license an entity for wrestling, kickboxing (including muay thai), amateur mixed martial arts, and the single-discipline martial arts of Judo, Tae Kwon Do, Karate and Kempo.
This page covers the first of the two bonds in 19 NYCRR 214.4(d): a $10,000 bond, approved as to form and sufficiency of sureties by the Secretary of State, conditioned for the faithful performance of Article 41 of the General Business Law and the Commission’s rules. The companion bond — $20,000, covering purses and the legitimate expenses of printing tickets and advertising material — is a separate filing, and we write that one too.
It is a three-party arrangement: the entity (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State (the obligee), with combatants and the public as the protected parties. It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Both bonds must be in effect on the date of licensure, and the rule is blunt about lapses: any lapse or expiration during the license period is cause for immediate license suspension until the bond is renewed or a new one is filed and approved.
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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 $10,000 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; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
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 Secretary of State. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Secretary of State so the bond is in effect on your date of licensure. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $10,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — entity details, county, contact person. No credit check.
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$100 flat, fixed amount, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.