North Carolina private personnel service bonds.
$100 flat.
North Carolina licenses private personnel services — staffing and placement agencies that charge applicants a fee — through the NC Department of Labor, and conditions the license on a $10,000 bond under G.S. Chapter 95, Article 5A. Ours is $100 flat, set by our carrier's rate book for this bond, and no credit check.
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How much does a North Carolina private personnel service 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 Department of Labor
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to deposit with the NC Department of Labor alongside your license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
North Carolina licenses private personnel services — agencies that, for a fee charged to the job seeker, help people find employment — through the NC Department of Labor under G.S. Chapter 95, Article 5A (the Private Personnel Service Act). The license requires a $10,000 surety bond deposited with the Department.
The bond is a consumer-protection guarantee: it backs the agency's compliance with the Act and, in particular, the refunds owed to applicants under the agency's refund policy. If an agency fails to refund fees it owes, the harmed applicant can recover against the bond.
Under 13 NCAC 17 .0104, an agency that fails to keep the bond in force can have its license revoked by the Commissioner — so the $10,000 bond must stay continuous. No credit check.
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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 Department of Labor. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to deposit with the NC Department of Labor alongside your license application or renewal. 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. No credit check.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.