File your appeal without the judgment being executed against you.
A supersedeas undertaking stays collection while the appeal is pending.
The judgment sets the penal sum — and we underwrite it.
A surety specialist reviews your file and returns a quote, usually within one business day.
















Execution can begin soon after a money judgment is entered, so the supersedeas undertaking has to come together quickly. Here is the whole process:
Apply online and attach the limited or general judgment and notice of appeal. We need the judgment amount, the parties, and the court so we can size the penal sum the undertaking has to cover.
A specialist reviews the judgment, your financials, and any collateral, then returns a quote. Larger penal sums are typically collateralized — cash, a letter of credit, or pledged assets.
Once you bind, we issue the executed supersedeas undertaking for filing with the trial court administrator, ready to stay execution of the judgment while the appeal is pending.
An appeal does not, by itself, stop the winning party from collecting. A supersedeas undertaking (the Oregon term for an appeal or stay bond) is the security that buys you a stay — execution is held while the appellate court decides.
For a money judgment, the undertaking guarantees that if your appeal fails, you will pay the judgment to the extent it is affirmed. That is why the penal sum tracks the judgment, interest, and costs rather than a flat figure, and why the surety underwrites you before issuing it.
Because the surety is on the hook for the full judgment, a large penal sum is usually collateralized — with cash, a letter of credit, or pledged assets — and supported by financials. By stipulation of the parties, or for good cause including indigence, the trial court may waive, reduce, or limit the undertaking under ORS 19.310. We tell you what a given file needs before you commit.
These are the actual underwriting fields — the judgment, the parties, your business, and your financials. Submit once and a surety specialist reviews everything together and returns a quote, typically within one business day. Free until your bond is issued.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
Send us the judgment and a surety specialist sizes, underwrites, and quotes the undertaking — typically within one business day. Free until your bond is issued.