SD appraisal management bonds.
$750 flat. Five minutes.
South Dakota requires every appraisal management company to file a $25,000 surety bond to register, under SDCL 36-21D-12. Ours is $750 flat — 3% of the bond amount, identical for every AMC. The application is five minutes, with no credit check on this bond.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Registration bonds like this are simple. Here’s the entire process:
Apply online
Company details and an effective date. That’s the application — no financials and no credit check section.
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 Department of Labor & Regulation
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your AMC registration or renewal at the Appraiser Certification Program. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
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$25,000 bond × 3% = $750, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the AMC bond actually guarantees
South Dakota registers appraisal management companies through the Department of Labor & Regulation’s Appraiser Certification Program, and conditions registration on a $25,000 surety bond under SDCL 36-21D-12. The bond is an appraiser-and-public-protection guarantee.
Specifically, the bond backs the AMC’s obligation to pay the appraisers who perform work for it, and to pay amounts adjudged against it for a negligent or improper appraisal, a negligent or improper appraisal management service, or breach of contract. If the AMC fails and an appraiser or harmed party recovers against the bond, you repay the surety.
The $25,000 must stay continuously on file. If the bond is cancelled or reduced below $25,000, the company must file a replacement or surrender its registration — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out to keep your filing continuous. An irrevocable letter of credit is an accepted alternative under the statute, but a surety bond is usually far cheaper.
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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.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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$750 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.