North Carolina appeal & supersedeas bonds.
Stay the judgment while you appeal.
Appealing a money judgment in North Carolina does not stop collection on its own.
To halt enforcement, you post a supersedeas undertaking that stays collection of the judgment until the appeal is decided.
The penal sum is set by the court — typically the judgment plus interest and costs.
It is underwritten, not flat-rated; tell us the judgment and we size, underwrite, and quote it.
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A supersedeas bond only helps if it is approved and filed before the judgment creditor starts collecting. Here is the whole process:
Tell us the judgment
Send the judgment amount, the parties, the court, and your appeal deadline. That is what underwriting sizes the penal sum from — usually the judgment plus accrued interest and costs.
A specialist underwrites & quotes
A surety specialist reviews the file and returns a quote, along with any collateral or financial requirement. Larger penal sums are more likely to be collateralized; we tell you that up front, not after you commit.
Execute & file for the court’s approval
We issue the bond on the form the court accepts, with the surety’s power of attorney attached, so it can be justified and approved and the stay can take effect.
What it is and who needs it.
What a supersedeas bond actually does
A supersedeas bond (often just called an appeal bond) is the security an appellant posts to suspend — “supersede” — enforcement of a judgment while the appeal runs.
In North Carolina, taking an appeal does not by itself stay enforcement of a money judgment. To obtain a stay, the appellant proceeds under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-289 and following, giving an undertaking the court approves. Without it, the winning party can execute on the judgment: garnishing accounts, levying on property, recording liens. With an approved bond on file, collection is stayed.
The bond guarantees that if the judgment is affirmed, or the appeal is dismissed or withdrawn, the appellant will satisfy it. That is why the penal sum is sized to the judgment plus the interest and costs that accrue while the appeal is pending.
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Start with the judgment and the deadline.
These are the actual underwriting fields — the judgment, the parties, the court, and your business. Submit once and a surety specialist responds in about one business day with a quote and any collateral requirement. No charge until the bond is issued.
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Stay the judgment before collection starts.
Send the judgment and your appeal deadline. A surety specialist underwrites it and returns a quote — typically within one business day. No charge until the bond is issued.