ND public official bonds.
Flat 3%. Enter your amount.
Many North Dakota elected and appointed officers must file an official bond guaranteeing the faithful performance of their duties. The amount is fixed by the governing authority or by statute for your office, not by us — enter that figure and we issue the bond at a flat 3% with one soft credit pull.
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Your oath of office is waiting on this bond. Here is the whole process — no broker phone tag:
Apply online
Your details, the office and obligee, the bond amount, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. That is the entire application.
Reviewed & approved
Most clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score.
File with your governing authority
Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with the clerk, board, or office that requires it before you take office. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office insists.
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Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time per term, $275 minimum. Enter the figure your office requires and the premium updates.
What it is and who needs it.
What the official bond actually guarantees
An official bond guarantees that a public officer will faithfully perform the duties of the office and account for the public funds and property in their charge. It runs to the State of North Dakota or to the political subdivision the officer serves, for the benefit of the public.
North Dakota's official-bond provisions live in Title 44 (Offices and Officers) — for state and district officers, N.D.C.C. 44-01-06 requires a bond, and 44-01-13 lets the governor require additional bond. Many county, township, and special-district offices carry their own bonding requirements, and some officers are covered through the state bonding fund instead of a private surety bond.
Because the figure depends on your office and your obligee, there is no single statutory amount. Enter the amount your governing authority fixed, and we issue the bond at a flat 3% with one soft credit pull — if you are unsure whether a private bond or the state bonding fund applies, send us the request and we will help you sort it out.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including your office and obligee plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.
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Official bond, ready before your oath.
Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount your office requires and file within 1–2 business days.