Oregon outfitter / guide bonds.
$100 flat.
If your Oregon outfitter/guide business collects deposits over $100 per person, the State Marine Board requires a $5,000 surety bond as part of your registration under ORS 704.020. The price you see is the checkout price: $100. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does an Oregon outfitter / guide bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Registration bonds are among the simplest things in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Marine Board
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Oregon State Marine Board outfitter/guide registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Oregon registers outfitters and guides through the State Marine Board under ORS 704.020 and OAR Chapter 250, Division 16. Most of registration is fees and a $500,000 liability insurance certificate — but a guide who collects deposits over $100 per person for a trip must also furnish a $5,000 surety bond (or an equivalent letter of credit).
The bond is a consumer-protection guarantee: it protects clients who pay deposits in advance. If a guide takes a deposit and fails to provide the trip as agreed, the harmed client can recover against the bond. It's a three-party arrangement — you (the principal), the surety, and the State of Oregon (the obligee), with your clients as the protected parties.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond must stay active as long as you take advance deposits, so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out.
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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 $5,000 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; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
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 the Marine Board. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Oregon State Marine Board outfitter/guide registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $5,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.