Kerrville building contractor bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Kerrville requires a general / building contractor to file a $5,000 bond with Development Services to be licensed and to pull permits. The price is $100 flat — the same for every applicant. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
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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 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 Kerrville Development Services
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your City of Kerrville contractor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Kerrville requires anyone who holds themselves out for hire as a general / building contractor to register with the city and post a $5,000 surety bond through Development Services before permits are issued. The bond is a compliance guarantee: it stands behind your work meeting the city's building code and the terms of your contractor registration.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Kerrville (the obligee), with the city and harmed property owners as the protected parties. If a contractor violates the building code or the conditions of registration, the city or a harmed owner can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond must stay active any time you hold an active permit, so we track it and send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
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Finish your Kerrville registration today.
$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.