Washington franchise & permit bonds.
$100 flat.
When a Washington city, county, or agency grants a franchise or permit — a right-of-way franchise, a regulated operating permit — it can condition that grant on a $10,000 blanket compliance bond. Ours is $100 flat, the price you see is the checkout price, and license-style bonds like this issue instantly.
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How much does a Washington franchise & permit bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Compliance bonds like this are about 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
Fixed-amount blanket bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the granting authority
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the city, county, or agency that asked for it. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A franchise or permit bond is a compliance guarantee. When a public body grants you the right to operate under a franchise or permit — for example, a utility or right-of-way franchise, or a regulated operating permit — it wants a financial backstop that you'll follow the terms of the granting ordinance and the laws that apply to it.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the public body that granted the franchise or permit (the obligee). If you violate the terms of the grant and the public or the authority is harmed, the harmed party can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a valid claim, you repay the surety. Because the exact wording and obligee vary by jurisdiction, this is a flexible $10,000 blanket form; send us the ordinance or permit notice and we'll confirm it matches what your authority requires.
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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 granting authority. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the city, county, or agency that asked for it. 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.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.