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Texas peace officer bonds.
From $100.
Texas conditions certain peace-officer offices on an official bond filed before entry on duty. The amount is set locally by the commissioners court — there is no single statewide figure. Whatever your county requires, pricing starts from $100 — no credit check up to $30,000, and most applications approve instantly.
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Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard official bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the county. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your details, the bond amount the commissioners court set, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $30,000. Above $30,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
File with the county clerk
File the executed bond and your oath of office with the county clerk before you enter on duty. Wet-ink original mailed whenever the county insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the peace officer bond actually guarantees
Texas requires certain peace officers to post an official bond as a condition of taking office. For a constable, Local Government Code §86.002 requires a bond before entering on duty, in an amount the commissioners court sets at not less than $500 nor more than $1,500, approved by the court and conditioned on faithful performance of the office.
For a reserve deputy constable, §86.012 requires a $2,000 bond payable to the constable, filed with the county clerk along with the oath. A constable appointing several reserve deputies may file a blanket bond, and a county may self-insure instead — so confirm what your county actually requires.
The bond is a faithful-performance guarantee: if the officer breaches the duties of office and a party is harmed, that party can recover against the bond, and the surety pursues the officer for repayment. Priced at 0.35% of the bond amount with a $100 minimum, almost every officer bond lands at that $100 minimum because the amounts are small.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the county clerk. File the executed bond and your oath of office with the county clerk before you enter on duty. Wet-ink original mailed whenever the county insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 0.35% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $30,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount your commissioners court set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your oath.
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Pricing from $100 based on your bond amount. Enter the amount your county set and file with your oath the same day.