Washington bail bond agency bonds, bail bond agency bond, sole proprietor.
$100 flat.
Washington requires every qualified agent of a bail bond agency to file a surety bond with the Director of the Department of Licensing before the agency can be licensed, in the amount RCW 18.185.070 sets at $10,000. This entry is for a sole proprietorship. Ours is $100 flat, and the price you see is the checkout price.
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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 bond is one of the simplest filings in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Owner and business 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
Washington licenses bail bond agencies under chapter 18.185 RCW, administered by the Director of the Department of Licensing. Before a license issues, RCW 18.185.070 requires the agency's qualified agent — here, the owner of a sole proprietorship — to file a bond executed by an authorized surety, in the sum of $10,000, made payable to the State of Washington.
The bond is conditioned to recover against the agency and its servants, officers, agents, and employees for a violation of RCW 18.185.100, which requires the agency to keep three years of records on collateral and bail transactions, deposit collateral into a federally insured trust account within three banking days without commingling, and return collateral to the person entitled to it within five business days of a court's exoneration of the bond.
It is not insurance for the agency — if the surety pays a valid claim, the agency repays the surety. The bond must stay on file for as long as the license is active, and the license renews annually, 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.