North Carolina professional solicitor bonds.
From $100.
North Carolina licenses professional solicitors and fund raisers through the Secretary of State, and conditions the license on a bond under G.S. 131F-16(d). The amount is tiered to your prior-year contributions — $20,000, $30,000, or $50,000 — and pricing starts from $100, with your exact price shown at the application.
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How much does a North Carolina professional solicitor bond cost?
1.5% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard solicitor bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Secretary of State. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your details, the bond amount for your contributions tier, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $100,000, and most bonds are issued as soon as you pay.
File with the Secretary of State
Submit the executed bond with your professional solicitor license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Division insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the solicitor bond actually guarantees
North Carolina regulates charitable fundraising under Chapter 131F, the Charitable Solicitation Act, administered by the Secretary of State’s Charitable Solicitation Licensing Division. A professional solicitor — someone paid to solicit contributions for a charity — must be licensed and bonded under G.S. 131F-16.
The bond is tiered to the contributions you received in the prior fiscal year: $20,000 if you received under $100,000, $30,000 for $100,000 to $200,000, and $50,000 for over $200,000. It is conditioned on the solicitor complying with Chapter 131F and shields the Department from liability arising from the solicitor’s violations.
The bond runs to the State for the benefit of donors and charities harmed by a violation — if the surety pays a claim, the solicitor repays the surety. Pick your tier — pricing starts from $100, and no credit check up to $100,000.
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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 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.
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. Submit the executed bond with your professional solicitor license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Division insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 1.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $100,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount for your tier — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with the Secretary of State.
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Pricing from $100. Pick your tier and file with the Secretary of State the same day.