Washington 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 check.
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How much does a Washington employment agency bond cost?
$100 at the $2,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
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 is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
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.
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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 $2,000 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 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 sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $2,000 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.