South Carolina cosmetology school bonds.
$100 flat.
South Carolina requires every cosmetology school to file a $10,000 surety bond with the LLR Board of Cosmetology under S.C. Code 40-13-240, guaranteeing it honors its student tuition contracts. Ours is $100 flat, issued instantly, identical for every school.
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How much does a South Carolina cosmetology school bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing 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
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Board
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your cosmetology school license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
South Carolina licenses cosmetology schools through the LLR Board of Cosmetology under Title 40, Chapter 13. To license a school, S.C. Code 40-13-240 requires a $10,000 surety bond conditioned on the school faithfully performing the terms of the tuition and fee contracts it enters with its enrolled students.
In plain terms, the bond is a student-protection guarantee: if the school closes mid-program or fails to deliver the training students paid for, harmed students can recover against the bond. It is a three-party arrangement — the school (principal), the surety, and the Board (obligee), with students protected.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond must stay active for the life of the school's license, so we track it and send renewal notices 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 $10,000 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 Board. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your cosmetology school license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $10,000 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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File your cosmetology school bond today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.