Greensboro privilege license bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Greensboro conditions certain business privilege licenses — taxicab operators and beer/wine sellers inside the city limits — on a $2,000 surety bond filed with its Collections Division. Ours is $100 flat — the price our carrier's rate book sets for this bond, and the price you see is the checkout price.
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How much does a Greensboro privilege license bond cost?
$100 at the $2,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
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 is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount license bonds like this one are among the bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the City Collections Division
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Greensboro business privilege license application at the Melvin Municipal Office Building. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Greensboro requires a privilege license for certain businesses operating inside the city limits — most commonly taxicab operators and businesses that sell beer and/or wine — under Chapter 13 of the Greensboro Code of Ordinances. A $2,000 surety bond is one of the conditions of that license.
The bond runs to the City of Greensboro as obligee. It guarantees the license holder will pay all permit fees, license fees, and other charges owed to the city, and holds the city harmless from loss, damage, or expense caused by the license holder's negligence or oversight.
The bond must stay active for the life of your license. Let it lapse and the city can refuse to issue or renew the privilege license — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $2,000 filing 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 $2,000 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 City Collections Division. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Greensboro business privilege license application at the Melvin Municipal Office Building. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $2,000 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. No credit check.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.