WA employment agency bonds.
$100 flat.
Washington requires every employment agency to furnish a $2,000 bond with the Department of Licensing. The price is $100 flat, issued instantly — the same for every agency. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
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Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with your license
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Department of Licensing employment agency application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Washington regulates employment agencies under chapter 19.31 RCW and conditions a license on a $2,000 bond. The bond is a consumer-protection guarantee: it stands behind your compliance with the employment agency law, including how you handle the fees job-seekers pay you.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the State of Washington (the obligee), with the job-seekers and employers you serve as the protected parties. If an agency violates the law and someone is harmed, they can recover against the $2,000 bond.
The bond must stay in force while you operate. If a judgment impairs the bond, the Department of Licensing suspends the license until full, unimpaired coverage is restored — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your filing continuous and your license in good standing.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this bond doesn’t have one.
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$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.