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Michigan retail liquor license bonds.
$500 flat.
Michigan retail liquor licensees can satisfy proof of financial responsibility with a $50,000 constant-value bond under MCL 436.1803 and Rule R 436.2019. Ours is $500 flat — set by our carrier for this bond, identical for every licensee. A quick soft credit check may apply and never affects your score; the bond is issued when you pay.
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Three steps to compliant.
Your liquor license is waiting on proof of financial responsibility. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, effective date. 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. Any 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 with the MLCC
Pay online and receive the executed constant-value bond, ready to file as proof of financial responsibility with the Liquor Control Commission. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Michigan requires retail liquor licensees to maintain proof of financial responsibility of at least $50,000 under MCL 436.1803. One accepted form is a constant-value surety bond issued under the Liquor Control Commission's Rule R 436.2019 — it stays at full value regardless of claims paid, so it always shows the required financial responsibility.
The bond backs the licensee's liability arising under the Michigan Liquor Control Code and the dramshop (liquor liability) provisions. It is filed with the Liquor Control Commission together with the proof-of-financial-responsibility form (LC-95).
A constant-value bond can't be canceled on short notice: the surety must give the Commission at least 30 days' written notice before termination, and if you don't replace your proof of financial responsibility before that period ends, your license is suspended. We track the bond and notify you 60 and 30 days out. If the surety pays, you repay the surety.
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One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including your consent to a soft credit check if one applies. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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$500 flat, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.