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Delaware public official bonds.
From $100.
The bond a Delaware elected or appointed official posts before taking office — a guarantee of faithful performance of the duties of the office. The obligee that requires it sets the amount; we price it at 0.35% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, with a soft credit check that may apply and never affects your score.
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Three steps to bonded.
Public official bonds are quick. Here's the entire process — the only extra step is a one-time soft credit pull:
Apply once, online
Your details, the office and its term, the obligee, and the bond amount required — that is the application. The only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
E-sign & file before you take office
Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with the obligee before you enter the office. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the public official bond actually covers
A public official bond is a faithful-performance guarantee. Delaware, like most states, conditions certain elected and appointed offices on a bond so the public has a financial backstop that the officeholder will honestly and faithfully perform the duties of the office and account for any public money in their charge.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the obligee (the State, county, or local body that requires the bond). If an official breaches the duties of the office and the public is harmed, the obligee can recover against the bond.
The amount is set by whoever requires the bond — there is no single statewide figure, since different offices carry different bond amounts. Some Delaware sheriff bonds, for example, are fixed by statute at amounts that differ by county. Enter the figure named for your office, and pricing starts from $100.
You need this bond if you are
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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Pricing from $100, soft pull only. Enter the required amount and file before you take office.