The City of St. Mary's requires a registered electrical contractor to file a $2,000 bond with the City before working inside the city. Ours is $275 flat — 3% of $2,000 is only $60, so this lands at our $275 minimum. The application is five minutes, and small municipal license bonds like this are the fastest thing we issue.
















Municipal contractor bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Business details, the name of the individual performing the work, and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Small municipal license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your electrical contractor registration at the City. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
$2,000 bond × 3% = $60, below our $275 minimum, so $275 one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
An electrical contractor registration bond is a compliance guarantee to the municipality. The City of St. Mary's wants assurance that a registered electrical contractor will work to the adopted electrical code and the City's ordinances, and will repair any damage to public property.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of St. Mary's (the obligee). If your work violates the City's electrical or construction requirements and the City or a third party is harmed, the harmed party can recover against the $2,000 bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who follow the code and the City's permit conditions treat the bond as a registration formality, not a risk.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.