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Minnesota adoption agency bonds.
From $100.
A Minnesota agency licensed to provide adoption services must show that a bond is in place to protect its records if it ever closes, under Minn. Stat. 245A.04, subd. 10. This is a records-transfer bond, not a consumer-protection bond — and the premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. The application collects no credit information.
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Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard records bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with your license application. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your agency details, the bond amount your licensor required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
No waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Most applications approve instantly; if a check ever runs, it's a soft pull that won't affect your score.
File with your licensing application
Submit the executed bond as evidence with your adoption-services license application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever required.
What it is and who needs it.
What the adoption agency bond actually covers
Minnesota licenses child-placing agencies, including those that provide adoption services, under Minn. Stat. ch. 245A. The bond tied to that license is narrower than most people expect: under Minn. Stat. 245A.04, subd. 10, an applicant to provide adoption services must show that a bond has been obtained and will be continuously maintained throughout the agency’s entire operating period.
Its purpose is specific. The bond covers the cost of transferring and storing the agency’s adoption records with the agency that has agreed to receive them if the applicant voluntarily or involuntarily ceases operation. Adoption records have to be preserved permanently, so the bond guarantees that money exists to move and keep them safe.
This is not a general consumer-protection or fee bond — it is a records-continuity guarantee. The amount is set by your licensor to cover that transfer and storage cost. The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, and the form collects no credit information.
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One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount your licensor required — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your license application.
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1% of the bond amount with a $100 minimum. Enter the amount your licensor required and file the same day.