Charleston County contractor bonds.
$100. Five minutes.
Charleston County requires a $10,000 bond as a condition of a county contractor license. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price, identical for every contractor. License bonds like this are among the fastest things we issue.
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Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds like this are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit section.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with Charleston County
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Charleston County contractor license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the Charleston County contractor bond covers
Charleston County licenses contractors who pull permits and do work in the unincorporated county, and conditions that license on a $10,000 surety bond. The bond runs to the County as obligee and stands behind your compliance with the County's building code and contractor licensing rules.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Charleston County (the obligee). If you violate the County's contractor or permit rules and the County or a harmed party suffers a loss, they can recover against the bond up to $10,000.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who keep their permits and inspections in order treat the bond as a license formality. We issue it at a flat $100, and the application collects no credit information.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Charleston County license, one document away.
$100 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.