Oregon public official bonds.
From $100.
Many Oregon public offices condition the job on a faithful-performance (official) bond — a guarantee that the officer will perform their duties honestly and account for public money. The amount is set by the appointing authority or statute; pricing starts from $100, and your exact price appears at the application.
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How much does an Oregon 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.
Enter your amount, consent to a soft pull, and file with the office that requires it. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your details, the penal sum your office requires, and the effective date. The only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. The soft pull never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
File with the appointing authority
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the office, council, or board that requires it. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the official bond actually guarantees
An Oregon public official bond is a faithful-performance and fidelity guarantee. When a public officer handles public funds or holds a position of trust, the office can require a bond that the officer will perform the duties of the office honestly and account for the money that passes through their hands.
Oregon law sets official bonds as security to the public and to anyone injured by a breach of the officer's duty (see ORS 30.210, on to whom official bonds are security). The specific penal sum is set by the appointing authority, the governing body, or the statute creating the office — for example a city council fixes a city treasurer's bond, and certain state offices have statutory minimums.
Because there is no single statewide amount, you enter the figure your office requires. If the surety pays a claim — say, for misapplied public funds — you repay the surety. Premium is 0.35% of your bond amount, with a $100 minimum; a quick soft credit check may apply, and it's never a hard inquiry.
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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 the appointing authority. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the office, council, or board that requires it. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
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.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit with the penal sum your office requires.
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Pricing from $100. Enter the penal sum your office set and file the same day.