A surety bond is a third-party guarantee that you’ll meet a legal or contractual obligation. It protects the government agency or owner in the event of bankruptcy or non-performance. Ohio requires different bonds for licensing, construction, and registration; find the one you need below with its requirements and costs.
Required for Ohio public improvement contracts. One flat 3% rate for every contractor — projects up to $3M on credit alone.
View bond details & applyRequired with most Ohio public bids. Completely free — consent of surety included, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyBond a mechanic's lien off your property under Ohio Revised Code §1311.11 and keep the project — and your financing — moving.
View bond details & applyThe $100,000 bond every Ohio remanufactured vehicle dealer files with the BMV. $3,000 flat, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyThe Ohio security a health spa posts to protect prepaid memberships under the prepaid entertainment contract law. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe ODPS performance bond a private abbreviated adult driver-training school files before it can operate. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe performance bond an abbreviated adult driver training school files with Ohio ODPS — $10,000 base plus $2,000 per added location. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 plumbing contractor bond Allen County requires to register and pull plumbing permits. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyStays execution of a money judgment while you appeal. Penal sum tracks the judgment — underwritten and quoted on review.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 water builder's license bond Ashtabula County requires of contractors who build water lines. $300 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe $15,000 bond Ohio athlete agents post under ORC Chapter 4771, with the Ohio Athletic Commission. $450 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $50,000 financial-responsibility bond every Ohio auction firm files with the Department of Agriculture. $1,500 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $25,000 license bond every Ohio auctioneer files with the Department of Agriculture under ORC 4707.11. $750 flat.
View bond details & applyThe bond an Autism Scholarship Program provider files with the state to safeguard scholarship funds. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe road-use bond Belmont County requires before heavy hauling can run over its roads. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 bond the City of Bexley Building & Zoning Department requires for a contractor license. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $50,000 bond a bingo-supply manufacturer or distributor files with the Ohio Attorney General’s Charitable Law Section. $1,500 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $15,000 blanket plugging bond covering all of an owner’s wells, filed with ODNR. $450 flat, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyThe $20,000 Ohio Athletic Commission bond guaranteeing fighters, officials, and the card get paid. $600 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $15,000 ODNR Division of Oil & Gas bond a certified brine hauler files. $450 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 plumbing-systems bond filed with the Brown County Board of Health. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyA $2,500 employee-dishonesty bond that protects your clients if one of your workers steals on the job. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe bond Butler County requires to tap into county water and sewer mains. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe City of Campbell bond an excavation or demolition contractor files to register and work in the city. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 demolition contractor bond filed with the City of Canton Chief Building Official. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 electrical contractor bond under the City of Canton's licensing code. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $50,000 bond the City of Canton's Building Department requires of every general construction contractor. $1,500 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 HVAC/R contractor bond under the City of Canton's building code. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 home improvement contractor bond filed with the City of Canton Building Department. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 plumbing contractor bond filed with the City of Canton Chief Building Official. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 bond the Carroll County Board of Health requires to register as a plumbing contractor in the county. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe road / haul bond required by the Carroll County Commissioners. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe third-party CDL tester bond the Ohio BMV requires under OAC 4501-47-12 — a $20,000 minimum. Flat 3%.
View bond details & applyThe Ohio wholesale cigarette dealer bond the tax commissioner requires for tax stamps bought on credit. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe bond the City of Akron requires before you cut, occupy, or remove anything in the public right-of-way. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe City of Akron right-of-way bond, amount set by the Engineering Bureau's Plans & Permits. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $25,000 contractor registration bond the City of Aurora requires to register and pull permits. $750 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 bond the City of Avon requires to register as a contractor. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 bond the City of Avon Lake requires to register as a landscape contractor. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $15,000 contractor license bond the City of Avon Lake requires to register and pull permits. $450 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 bond the City of Beavercreek requires for an excavation or right-of-way permit. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $15,000 contractor license bond the City of Bedford requires of registered contractors. $450 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 bond the City of Bedford Heights requires to license a contractor. $300 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 bond the City of Bellefontaine requires to license as a contractor. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $3,000 street-opening bond the City of Blue Ash requires to work in the right-of-way on its non-arterial streets. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 blanket right-of-way bond the City of Blue Ash requires for work in the public right of way. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 downtown-area right-of-way bond the City of Blue Ash requires for work downtown. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 main-arterial right-of-way bond the City of Blue Ash requires for work on its arterial streets. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 bond the City of Bowling Green requires of asphalt and concrete contractors working in the right-of-way. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 bond the City of Bowling Green requires to excavate or open its street right-of-way. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 bond the City of Bowling Green requires of registered plumbing and sewer contractors. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 bond the City of Bowling Green requires of licensed rubbish and refuse haulers. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $25,000 bond the City of Brecksville requires to license a contractor. $750 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe $25,000 contractor license bond the City of Broadview Heights requires to register and pull permits. $750 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe $40,000 bond the City of Brook Park requires of registered general contractors. $1,200 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $25,000 bond the City of Brunswick requires to register as a contractor. $750 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe bond the City of Canal Fulton requires to license as a building contractor. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe bond the City of Canal Winchester requires for a sidewalk / drive-approach right-of-way permit. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe City of Canal Winchester sidewalk and drive-approach right-of-way bond. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 bond the City of Canton requires to register for house connection and special sewer work. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 bond the City of Canton requires to lay, relay, or repair sidewalks in the city. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe right-of-way permit bond the City of Centerville requires to open or work in its streets and rights of way. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 bond the City of Chardon requires before it issues a right-of-way permit to work in its streets. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $15,000 bond the City of Chillicothe requires of registered contractors. $450 flat.
View bond details & applyThe construction / build permit bond Cincinnati and Hamilton County require for permitted site work. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe fill permit bond Cincinnati and Hamilton County require for earthwork and fill operations. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 bond the City of Cincinnati requires to work in the public street and right-of-way. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $25,000 right-of-way work bond the City of Clayton requires before you work in the public right-of-way. $750 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $250,000 right-of-way bond the City of Cleveland requires of contractors working in its streets and rights of way. $7,500 flat, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyThe $25,000 demolition contractor bond the City of Cleveland requires through its Department of Building and Housing. $750 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $25,000 electrical contractor bond the City of Cleveland requires through its Department of Building and Housing. $750 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 contractor bond the City of Cleveland Heights requires before you register to work in the city. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 bond the City of Cleveland Heights requires to register as a landscape and snowplow contractor. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $25,000 HVAC & refrigeration contractor bond the City of Cleveland requires through its Department of Building and Housing. $750 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $25,000 master plumber bond the City of Cleveland requires through its Department of Building and Housing. $750 flat.
View bond details & applyThe bond the City of Cleveland requires to open or work in the public right-of-way. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $25,000 sewer builder bond the City of Cleveland requires through its Department of Building and Housing. $750 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 bond the City of Cleveland requires from an individual registering as a sewer builder. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $500 bond the City of Cleveland requires to register as a sidewalk contractor. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $25,000 registration bond the City of Columbus requires of licensed contractors. $750 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $1,000 bond the City of Columbus requires for an itinerant vendor license, filed with the License Section. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 bond the City of Columbus requires of a registered professional fundraiser. $275 flat, no credit check.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 stormwater BMP construction bond the City of Columbus Department of Public Utilities requires to build stormwater best management practices. $300 flat, soft pull.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 stormwater control practice (SCP) construction bond the City of Columbus Department of Public Utilities requires. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe City of Columbus discharge bond for waste haulers hauling to the city’s wastewater system. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 bond the City of Dayton requires to register as an electrical contractor. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 bond the City of Dayton requires to register as a mechanical / HVAC contractor. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 bond the City of Dayton requires to register as a pipe-laying contractor. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 bond the City of Dayton requires to register as a plumbing contractor. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 registration bond the City of Deer Park requires of concrete contractors working in the city. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe contractor license bond the City of Defiance requires, in the amount the city sets. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe City of Delaware demolition/excavation contractor bond — $5,000 minimum, higher if the city Risk Manager sets it. Flat 3%, $275 min.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 bond the City of Dublin requires to register as a sign contractor. $300 flat.
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