Washington bail bond agency bonds, corporation.
$100 flat.
Washington requires every bail bond agency to file a $10,000 surety bond with the Department of Licensing before its qualified agent can be licensed, under RCW 18.185.070. Ours is $100 flat, and the price you see is the checkout price. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Washington bail bond agency bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
A bail bond agency license bond is one of the simplest filings in surety. Here’s the entire process:
Apply online
Business and contact details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Bail bond agency bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Department of Licensing
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your bail bond agency license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A bail bond agency is the business that sells and issues corporate surety bail bonds, or provides security in the form of personal or real property, to secure a defendant’s court appearance. Washington conditions the agency’s license on a bond filed with the Department of Licensing — the agency operates through a qualified agent (an owner, sole proprietor, partner, manager, officer, or chief operating officer who meets the chapter’s requirements) who must file the bond before a license issues.
RCW 18.185.070 requires the bond in the sum of ten thousand dollars, made payable to the state of Washington, conditioned to recover against the agency and its servants, officers, agents, and employees for a violation of RCW 18.185.100 — the statute governing an agency’s handling of bail transactions. A qualified agent may instead deposit $10,000 in an interest-bearing account in lieu of a bond.
It is not insurance for the agency — if the surety pays a claim, the agency repays the surety. The bond must stay in force for as long as the license is active, so we track the term and send renewal notices ahead of expiration.
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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 $10,000 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; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
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 Department of Licensing. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your bail bond agency license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $10,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.