SC registered specialty bonds.
$275. Five minutes.
South Carolina requires a registered residential specialty contractor to file a $5,000 bond with the Residential Builders Commission. At 3% that math is $150 — below our $275 floor — so the price is $275 flat, our minimum, same for everyone.
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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's the application — no financials, no credit check section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Registration bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the Commission
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Residential Builders Commission registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
3% of $5,000 is $150 — below our $275 minimum, so you pay $275, one-time per term. Multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
South Carolina's LLR Residential Builders Commission runs two specialty tiers under Title 40, Chapter 59: a licensed tier requiring a $10,000 bond, and a lower registered tier requiring a $5,000 bond. This page is the registered tier.
The bond is a consumer-protection guarantee — it stands behind your compliance with Chapter 40-59 and protects homeowners and others harmed by a violation. You (the principal), the surety, and the Commission (obligee) are the three parties, with the public 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 your registration, so we track it and send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out.
You need this bond if you're
Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check 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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Finish your registration today.
$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.