SC residential builder bonds.
$450. Five minutes.
South Carolina requires a $15,000 surety bond from residential builders licensing through a certificate of authorization with the Residential Builders Commission — ours is $450 flat, which is 3% of the bond amount. The application is five minutes, and license bonds like this are the fastest thing we issue.
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Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Apply in the name of the individual seeking the license (not the business). Business details and an effective date — no financials, no credit check section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with your license
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Residential Builders Commission. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
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$15,000 bond × 3% = $450, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
South Carolina licenses residential builders through the Residential Builders Commission at the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (LLR). When a builder licenses by certificate of authorization, the Commission conditions it on a $15,000 surety bond for the protection of consumers.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of South Carolina (the obligee), with homeowners you build for as the protected parties. If a builder violates the residential builders law or a covered consumer is harmed, a claim can be made against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond must stay active for as long as you hold the license, so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out to keep your $15,000 filing continuous.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one. Apply in the individual's name, not the business.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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$450 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.