A South Dakota paid solicitor who collects or has access to contributions files a $20,000 surety bond under SDCL 37-30-5. Ours is $600 flat — 3% of the bond amount, with no credit check on this bond.
















This bond is simple to issue. Here’s the entire process:
Your details and an effective date. That’s the application — no financials and no credit check section.
Fixed-amount bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your paid solicitor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
$20,000 bond × 3% = $600, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
South Dakota regulates charitable solicitation under SDCL chapter 37-30, administered by the Division of Consumer Protection in the Attorney General’s office. A paid solicitor must register and file a surety bond under SDCL 37-30-5 before soliciting contributions for a charity.
The bond amount turns on whether the solicitor handles money. This is the $20,000 tier, for a paid solicitor who collects or has access to contributions — the higher amount reflects the greater risk of handling donor funds. If you do not collect or access contributions, the bond is $10,000 — see our no-collection page.
The bond runs to the State for the benefit of any person harmed by the solicitor’s violation of the charitable solicitation laws. If a valid claim is paid, you repay the surety — it is not insurance for you. Failing to file the required bond is a Class 2 misdemeanor under the chapter.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn’t have one.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
$600 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.