Ohio public official bonds.
From $100.
Many Ohio public offices require the officer to file a faithful-performance bond before taking up duties — payable to the state and conditioned on honestly handling public money. The amount is set by the governing or appointing body. Pricing starts from $100 and no credit check up to $100,000.
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How much does an Ohio public official bond cost?
0.35% 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 official bond — enter your amount, pay, and file. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your details, the office you hold, the bond amount required, and the effective date — that is the application. No credit check up to $100,000.
Issued on the spot
No waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay.
File with your governing body
Submit the executed bond to whoever holds your office’s bonds — often the county auditor, clerk, or governing board. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever required.
What it is and who needs it.
What the public official bond actually covers
Ohio requires many public officers — treasurers, clerks, fiscal officers, and others — to give a bond before entering on the duties of office. The general framework sits in ORC Chapter 3 (officers, oaths, and bonds), with the specific amount and conditions set by the statute that governs the particular office.
The bond is a faithful-performance and public-funds guarantee, payable to the state and conditioned on the officer honestly accounting for and paying over all money that comes into their hands. If an officer defaults, the public can recover against the bond.
Because amounts are set office-by-office — sometimes by a fixed statute, sometimes by the board or commissioners, sometimes by the Auditor of State’s bond schedule — there is no single statewide figure. Enter the amount your office requires and your exact price — from $100 — appears at the application. 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 your governing body. Submit the executed bond to whoever holds your office’s bonds — often the county auditor, clerk, or governing board. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever required.
What sets the price
The premium is 0.35% 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 your office requires — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Pricing from $100. Enter the amount your office requires and file the same day.