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North Dakota professional employer organization bonds.
From $1,000.
A North Dakota professional employer organization must hold a surety bond (or letter of credit) with the Secretary of State to be registered. The amount is tied to your North Dakota wages, with a $100,000 floor — enter that figure and your exact price appears at the application. The application collects no credit information.
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Three steps. One sitting.
No credit fields on this bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Secretary of State. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount your registration requires, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued
The application collects no credit information. Smaller amounts can issue right after payment; larger PEO bonds may get a quick underwriter review.
File with the Secretary of State
Submit the executed bond with your PEO registration, held by the Secretary of State. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the PEO bond actually covers
A professional employer organization co-employs a client's workforce — handling payroll, taxes, and benefits — so the state wants a financial guarantee standing behind the wages and taxes a PEO is responsible for. North Dakota registers PEOs through the Secretary of State and conditions registration on a surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit.
The amount is the lesser of $100,000 or 5% of the total wages on the PEO's most recent quarterly contribution and wage report filed with Job Service North Dakota. A PEO that has not yet filed a quarterly wage report posts the $100,000 floor — so most PEOs end up posting the $100,000 bond amount. That is the amount, not the price: pricing starts from $1,000 and depends on the amount you enter.
The bond is held by the Secretary of State, and a PEO must give at least 45 days' notice before cancelling or non-renewing it. If the bond lapses, the Secretary of State revokes the registration the next day — so we track it and keep it continuous. If the surety pays a claim, the PEO repays the surety.
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The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
Submit the application with your required bond amount — the application collects no credit information. Smaller amounts can issue right away; larger PEO bonds may get a quick review.
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PEO bond, ready to register.
The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull. Enter your required amount and file with the Secretary of State.