Southern Shores contractor bonds.
$100 flat.
The Town of Southern Shores requires a $5,000 surety bond from contractors as a condition of being licensed to work in town. Ours is $100 flat — the price our carrier's rate book sets for this bond, and the price you see is the checkout price. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Contractor license bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, and no credit section on this bond.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount license bonds like this one are among the bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the Town of Southern Shores
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the town for your contractor license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The Town of Southern Shores — an Outer Banks town in Dare County — conditions a local contractor license on a $5,000 surety bond. The bond is a condition of being authorized to do construction work within the town.
The bond runs to the Town of Southern Shores as obligee. It backs your compliance with the town's construction and right-of-way rules, and gives the town a financial remedy if your work damages public infrastructure or you fail to meet the conditions of your town license.
It is a guarantee, not insurance for you: if the town has to draw on the bond, you repay the surety. Contractors who follow town rules and leave the right-of-way clean treat the bond as a license formality, not a risk.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because the application doesn't collect credit information.
Start the application →Common questions.
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Finish your Southern Shores license today.
$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.