North Carolina landscape contractor bonds.
$100 flat.
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North Carolina requires a licensed landscape contractor to be covered by a $10,000 surety compliance bond filed with the Landscape Contractors' Licensing Board — ours is $100 flat, set by our carrier for this bond. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a North Carolina landscape contractor bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 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
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Licensing Board
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email. The Board wants the original Form SB01 and power of attorney mailed to its Raleigh office — we mail the wet-ink original on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
North Carolina licenses landscape contractors through the Landscape Contractors' Licensing Board, and conditions the license on a $10,000 surety compliance bond. The bond is a consumer-protection guarantee: it stands behind your compliance with Chapter 89D and protects any person who suffers loss from a licensed contractor's noncompliance.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Board with the public as the protected parties. You must be covered by a bond at all times you hold the license — either an individual bond like this one, or a corporate bond through your employer. Leave the corporate bond and you need your own.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The Board uses Form SB01, the North Carolina Landscape Contractors' Licensing Surety Compliance Bond; we issue on that form and track the renewal so your license stays 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 $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 Licensing Board. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email. The Board wants the original Form SB01 and power of attorney mailed to its Raleigh office — we mail the wet-ink original 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.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.