Washington attachment bonds.
Underwritten. Court-set amount.
Before a Washington court issues a writ of attachment against the defendant’s property, the plaintiff must file a bond covering the defendant’s costs and any damages from a wrongful attachment. The court sets the penal sum, and the bond is individually underwritten: a specialist returns a quote, usually within one business day.
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How much does a Washington attachment bond cost?
It is underwritten. The carrier’s base rate is 2% of the bond amount; the underwriter sets your premium from the amount, your credit and any collateral.
Three steps. One sitting.
The writ won’t issue until this bond is filed with the clerk. Here’s the entire process:
Apply online
Your details, the case, and the penal sum the court set — that is the application. Large penal sums may also call for financials.
Underwritten & quoted
A court-bond specialist reviews the penal sum, underwrites the bond, and returns your quote — usually within one business day. Collateral may be required on larger amounts.
File with the clerk
Accept the quote, pay, and receive the executed bond, ready to file with the clerk so the writ of attachment can issue. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the court insists.
How an attachment bond works, and what to have ready.
Why the court asks for it
You are suing and want the court to hold the other side's property now, so it is there to pay a judgment later. The court requires a bond before it orders the attachment.
Who it protects
The party whose property is attached. If the attachment turns out to be wrongful, they recover their damages from the bond, up to the bond amount.
If there is a claim
The surety pays a valid claim after the court rules, and you repay the surety.
Have these ready
- The complaint and your motion or application for attachment
- The court's order setting the bond amount
- A description and value of the property to be attached
- The court, case number and the parties' names
- Financial statements for the person or business posting the bond
- Your attorney's name and contact details
What it is and who needs it.
What the attachment bond actually covers
Attachment lets a Washington plaintiff have the defendant’s property seized before judgment to secure a potential recovery. Because that’s a powerful pre-trial remedy, the court protects the defendant in case the attachment turns out to be wrongful.
Under RCW 6.25.080, before the writ issues the plaintiff must file a surety bond conditioned that the plaintiff will prosecute the action without delay and will pay all costs adjudged to the defendant and all damages the defendant sustains by reason of the attachment. The statutory floor is no less than $3,000 in superior court (or $500 in district court) and double the amount demanded — or such other amount as the court fixes.
The bond runs to the defendant. If the attachment is dissolved and the defendant is harmed, it can recover its damages and costs against the bond. One narrow exception: where only real estate is attached and the ground is non-residency or absence, the statute allows the writ to issue without a bond. Because the court sets the penal sum and exposure runs to the defendant, this bond is individually underwritten — collateral or financials may be required on larger amounts. 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 court bond answers to the court and the party its order protects: if the judgment or order the bond secures is not satisfied, that party can claim against it, up to the penal sum the court set.
The surety pays a valid claim after the court rules, and you repay the surety. A court bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
Term and renewal are set in the underwriter's quote; a court bond usually runs until the case or appeal it secures is resolved.
Keep the bond in force for as long as the obligation behind it runs.
How to file it
File with the clerk. Accept the quote, pay, and receive the executed bond, ready to file with the clerk so the writ of attachment can issue. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the court insists.
What sets the price
Court bonds are underwritten. The carrier's base rate for this bond is 2% of the bond amount; the underwriter sets your final premium from the amount the court sets, your credit and any collateral.
One application. The whole thing.
These are the actual underwriting fields. Submit once and a court-bond specialist reviews the penal sum and returns your quote, usually within one business day.
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Get the writ issued.
The court sets the penal sum; we underwrite it and a specialist returns a quote, usually within one business day. Send us the amount and file the same day you accept.