Texas TABC performance bonds.
$100 flat.

This is the $6,000 TABC performance bond — the third bond a Wine and Malt Beverage Retailer's (BG) permit holder files, after a second performance bond has been forfeited. Our price is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price, set by our carrier's rate book for this bond. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.

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Filed with TABC for a BG (wine & malt beverage retailer) permit in Bexar, Dallas, Harris, or Tarrant county

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This is the third-bond $6,000 tier — the amount required after a second bond is forfeited

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$100 flat, issued instantly — the application collects no credit information

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How it works

Three steps. One sitting.

Performance bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:

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Business details, the permit city and county, and an effective date. No financials, no credit section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.

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Small fixed performance bonds like this are among the bond types that issue right after purchase.

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File with TABC

Your executed performance bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to attach to your TABC reinstatement. Wet-ink original mailed on request.

About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the performance bond actually guarantees

A TABC performance bond is a compliance guarantee: it stands behind your promise to operate your wine and malt beverage retailer's permit in accordance with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code and the rules of the Commission. It is required of BG holders in Bexar, Dallas, Harris, and Tarrant counties who do not hold a Food and Beverage (FB) certificate.

It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (the obligee). If TABC forfeits the bond after a code or rule violation, the Commission can recover against it — and, if the surety pays, you repay the surety.

This is the third-bond $6,000 tier. The rule steps the amount up with each forfeiture: $2,000 for the first bond, $4,000 for the second, and $6,000 for the third — each one due before the permit can be reinstated. The Commission also accepts an assigned certificate of deposit or a letter of credit instead of all or part of the bond. We notify you 60 and 30 days before expiration so your filing stays continuous.

Tex. Alc. Bev. Code §11.61(b-1), §61.71(l) • 16 TAC §33.42The TABC performance bond is required by Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code §11.61(b-1) and §61.71(l) of BE and BG holders in counties with a population of 1.4 million or more — Bexar, Dallas, Harris, and Tarrant — without a Food and Beverage certificate, and is implemented by 16 Texas Administrative Code §33.42. Under §33.42(b) the first bond is $2,000; “In the event the first bond is forfeited to the commission, a licensee or permittee must file a second bond with the commission as prescribed under those provisions in the amount of $4,000 before a license or permit may be reinstated. In the event the second bond is forfeited to the commission, a licensee or permittee must file a third bond issued under those provisions in the amount of $6,000 before a license or permit may be reinstated.” This page is that third $6,000 bond. Confirm your required amount on your TABC notice.

You need this bond if you're

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A BG (wine & malt beverage retailer) permit holder in Bexar, Dallas, Harris, or Tarrant county

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Reinstating after a second forfeiture where TABC now requires the $6,000 bond

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Without a Food and Beverage certificate — FB holders are generally exempt from this bond

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Renewing your permit and your prior performance bond is expiring or was non-renewed

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These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this application collects no credit information.

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FAQ

Common questions.

How much is the $6,000 TABC performance bond?The premium is $100 flat — the price our carrier's rate book sets for this bond. The price you see is the checkout price.

Do I pay the $6,000?No. You pay $100. The $6,000 is the surety's maximum liability to TABC if the bond is forfeited — it's not a deposit, and nobody holds your money.

Why is the amount $6,000 and not $2,000 or $4,000?16 TAC §33.42(b) steps the bond up with each forfeiture: the first performance bond is $2,000, a forfeiture makes the next one $4,000, and a second forfeiture makes the third one $6,000 before the permit can be reinstated. This page is that third tier.

Is the permit still called a wine and beer retailer’s permit?TABC now calls it the Wine and Malt Beverage Retailer’s Permit (BG) — the same BG permit that older paperwork calls a wine and beer retailer’s permit. The bond is the same filing either way.

Is there a credit check?The application collects no credit information, so most applicants approve instantly.

Can I file something other than a surety bond?Yes. 16 TAC §33.42(c) lets a permittee furnish, instead of all or part of the bond amount, one or more certificates of deposit assigned to the state, or one or more letters of credit, issued by a federally insured bank or an authorized credit union.

How do I contact Light RFP about this bond?Email insurance@lightrfp.com. It reaches the bond team at Light RFP Risk Management Services LLC (NY DFS License # PC-1978982). Write to us about quotes, applications, bond forms or certificates. We will respond within 24 hours.

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