WI dating service bonds.
$750. Five minutes.
Wisconsin requires a dating service that collects more than $100 in advance to establish proof of financial responsibility of not less than $25,000 under Wis. Stat. 100.175, on file with DATCP. A surety bond is one accepted form — ours is $750 flat, 3% of the bond amount.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Proof-of-responsibility bonds are simple. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials and no credit check section on this bond.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount consumer-protection bonds like this often issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with DATCP
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with DATCP as your proof of financial responsibility. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$25,000 bond × 3% = $750, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Wisconsin's Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) enforces Wis. Stat. 100.175, the dating-service contracts law. A dating service may not collect (or contract to collect) more than $100 before a buyer receives services unless it maintains proof of financial responsibility of not less than $25,000.
The security is established in favor of the state for the benefit of any buyer who is owed but does not receive a refund. So if a dating service takes advance money and the consumer is entitled to a refund they never get, the consumer can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you. If the surety pays a valid claim, you repay the surety. A surety bond is one of the accepted forms — usually cheaper than tying up $25,000 in a CD, escrow, or letter of credit, because you pay the 3% premium instead of the full amount.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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$750 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.