IL public official bonds.
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Illinois conditions many elected and appointed offices on an official bond guaranteeing the faithful performance of the office's duties and the honest handling of public funds. The amount is set by the statute or governing body for your office — enter it and see your price. Pricing is 0.35% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — your exact price appears in the calculator.

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Required for an elected or appointed Illinois office that the governing statute conditions on a bond

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Amount is set by statute, ordinance, or the governing board — not by us

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A quick soft credit check may apply — never a hard inquiry, no impact on your score

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Pay and receive the executed official bond, ready to file with the clerk, board, or county that administers your office. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.

About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the public official bond guarantees

An Illinois official bond is a faithful-performance and honest-accounting guarantee. It backs an officeholder's duty to perform the office faithfully and to account for and pay over public money that passes through their hands. Many Illinois offices — treasurers, collectors, clerks, and others — are conditioned on one before the officeholder qualifies.

Unlike a fixed license bond, there is no single statewide amount. The figure is set by the statute, ordinance, or governing board for the specific office — frequently keyed to the funds the office handles (for example, a percentage of annual receipts). Enter the amount on your appointment or qualification paperwork and we issue exactly that.

It is a three-party guarantee: you (the principal), the surety, and the public body and taxpayers (the protected parties). If the surety pays a claim for malfeasance or a shortfall, you repay the surety — officials who account honestly treat the bond as a qualification formality.

Illinois official bonds — amount set by the governing statuteIllinois requires official faithful-performance bonds for many offices, with the amount fixed by the statute or body governing each office rather than a single statewide figure (for example, county treasurers under 55 ILCS 5/3-10003 and local collectors under 35 ILCS 200/19-40, among others). Use the amount stated in your appointment, ordinance, or qualification paperwork — send it to us if you're unsure and we'll confirm.

You need this bond if you are

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An elected or appointed official whose office is conditioned on a faithful-performance bond

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A treasurer, collector, or clerk handling public funds for a county, township, or district

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A newly appointed board or commission member required to qualify with a bond

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Replacing a non-renewing official bond to keep your office in good standing

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These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and most bonds issue within a business day.

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FAQ

Common questions.

How much is the Illinois public official bond?Pricing is set by your bond amount: 0.35% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — not by credit tier. The amount itself is set by the statute, ordinance, or board governing your office — not by us — so enter that figure and your exact price appears at the application.

How do I know my required bond amount?It's on your appointment, qualification, or oath paperwork, or in the statute or ordinance that governs your office. Many official bond amounts are tied to the public funds the office handles. Send us the document if you're unsure and we'll confirm.

Is there a credit check?A quick soft credit check may run, and it never affects your score — never a hard inquiry. It is one factor, along with your bond amount, in the price you are offered.

What does the bond guarantee?That you perform the duties of your office faithfully and account honestly for public money. If you fail and the public body is harmed, it can claim against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety.

Is this the same as a notary bond?No. A notary bond is a fixed $5,000 bond for a specific role. A public official bond is a faithful-performance bond for an elected or appointed office, sized by the authority that governs that office.

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