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Nevada contractor license bonds.
From $100.
Nevada licenses contractors through the State Contractors Board, which conditions every license on a surety bond. The Board sets the amount from your contract volume and financial responsibility. Pricing is 2% of your bond amount, with a $100 minimum.
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Three steps to licensed.
Your contractor license is waiting on this bond. Here's the whole process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, the bond amount the Board set, and an effective date. A quick soft credit check may run — never a hard inquiry, no impact on your score.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. Any credit check is a soft pull that never touches your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
E-sign & file with the Board
Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your State Contractors Board application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Board insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the contractor bond actually guarantees
Nevada licenses contractors through the State Contractors Board under NRS Chapter 624, and conditions the license on a surety bond. The bond is a consumer-and-public-protection guarantee: it stands behind your compliance with Nevada contractor law and protects owners, subcontractors, suppliers, and employees harmed by a violation.
Under NRS 624.270, the Board sets the bond amount from your financial and professional responsibility and the aggregate value of your contracts — the statute runs from a $1,000 floor up to a $500,000 cap. For residential pool and spa contractors (the C-1d classification), NRS 624.276 adds further bond and deposit requirements.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Nevada with harmed parties as the protected beneficiaries. It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who finish jobs and pay their subs treat the bond as a license formality.
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One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields. A quick soft credit check may run — never a hard inquiry. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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