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Texas SOB fee tax bonds.
From $100.
The Texas Comptroller can require a sexually oriented business to post a bond to secure the per-entry fee it owes under Business & Commerce Code Chapter 102 — filed on the Continuous Bond of Seller (Form 42-102). Pricing is variable by bond amount; we price it at 2% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum.
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Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard fee bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Comptroller. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the Comptroller required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $10,000, and most applicants approve instantly — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Above $10,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
File with the Comptroller
Submit the executed Continuous Bond of Seller (Form 42-102) to the Texas Comptroller. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the agency insists on them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the fee bond actually secures
Texas imposes a per-customer-entry fee on sexually oriented businesses, administered by the Comptroller under Business & Commerce Code Chapter 102. (The fee originated at $5 per entry; the Legislature has since raised it — confirm the current rate, which has been increased by later sessions.) Most operators simply file and remit each quarter.
A bond is required only as a delinquency control: when an operator has a history of late or missed fee payments, the Comptroller can require security before letting it continue. The bond is filed on the Continuous Bond of Seller (Form 42-102) for the benefit of the State.
When required, the Comptroller sets the amount of the security on its notice; under Tex. Tax Code §111.012 it may not exceed double the taxes and fees the Comptroller estimates will come due over the succeeding 12 months. If the operator fails to remit the fee, the state can recover against the bond; if the surety pays, you repay the surety.
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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 Comptroller. Submit the executed Continuous Bond of Seller (Form 42-102) to the Texas Comptroller. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the agency insists on them.
What sets the price
The premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $10,000. 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 the Comptroller set — your exact price is shown before you pay, and the executed Form 42-102 is generated instantly, ready to file.
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SOB fee bond, issued today.
From $100. Enter the amount the Comptroller required and file the same day.