Washington sheriff’s indemnity bonds.
From $125.
When you enforce a judgment and ask the sheriff to levy on personal property, the sheriff can demand an indemnifying bond before taking possession — especially if someone else claims the property. RCW 36.28.050 authorizes it; premiums are 1% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, $125 minimum.
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How much does a Washington sheriff’s indemnity bond cost?
1% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, from $125. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Apply to issued in one sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard indemnity bond — enter your amount, pay, and deliver the executed bond to the sheriff. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your details, the case, the sheriff to be indemnified, and the bond amount demanded — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $100,000, and premiums are 1% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, $125 minimum — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay.
Deliver to the sheriff
Submit the executed bond, naming the sheriff, so the levy or execution can proceed. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the indemnity bond actually does
When you have a judgment and direct the sheriff to levy on personal property under a writ of execution or attachment, the sheriff is exposed: if the property turns out to belong to someone else, the sheriff can be sued for wrongful seizure. RCW 36.28.050 lets the sheriff demand an indemnifying bond before taking possession.
The statute provides that where property is claimed by a third party, the sheriff may release the levy unless the plaintiff indemnifies the sheriff by an undertaking with a sufficient surety — and that a levying officer may require an indemnifying bond in any case where the officer has to take possession of personal property.
The bond runs to the sheriff (named in the bond) as obligee, protecting the office against loss from carrying out the levy. If a wrongful-levy claim is paid, you — the judgment creditor — repay the surety. We write the amount the sheriff demands starting from $125, with no credit check up to $100,000 in the application.
You need this bond if you are
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 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.
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
Deliver to the sheriff. Submit the executed bond, naming the sheriff, so the levy or execution can proceed. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, $125 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $100,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the amount the sheriff demands and the sheriff to be named — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to deliver.
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Indemnity bond, issued today.
From $125. Enter the amount the sheriff demands and deliver it the same day.