Wisconsin dating service bonds.
$250 flat.
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 $250 flat, the price you see is the checkout price.
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How much does a Wisconsin dating service bond cost?
$250 at the $25,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Proof-of-responsibility bonds are simple. 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 consumer-protection bonds like this often issue right after purchase.
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.
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 $250 premium instead of the full amount.
You need this bond if you're
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 $25,000 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 DATCP. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with DATCP as your proof of financial responsibility. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $250 at the $25,000 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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$250 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.