Florida

About the state

Florida, "The Sunshine State", has 112 unique bond types required by state agencies and another 275 required by local municipalities. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Florida is home to 1,380,745 businesses and ranks as the #4 state by total annual payroll. To view detailed articles on each surety bond required in Florida, click the links below.

Florida Bonds

State Bonds

• Adult Congregate Living Facility
• Agricultural Products Dealer
• Alcohol Manufacturer
• Assisted Living Facility
• Athlete Agents ($15,000.00)
• Auction Business ($25,000.00)
• Auctioneer ($10,000.00)
• Bonded Warehouse
• Boxing Promoter
• Branch Auto Tag
• Business Opportunity ($50,000.00)
• Carrier Service Providers Use and Lease Agreement Payment
• Citrus Fruit Dealer
• Citrus Fruit Dealer Excise Tax
• Citrus Fruit Dealer Inspection Fees
• Citrus Fruit Shipper's Performance ($1,000.00)
• Class I Wildlife ($10,000.00)
• Commercial Collection Agency ($50,000.00)
• Concessionaire
• Construction License ($5,000.00)
• Construction License ($10,000.00)
• Construction License ($20,000.00)
• Construction Materials Mining Company ($100,000.00)
• Contractor License (Recovery Fund) ($5,000.00)
• Contractor's Sales or Use Tax
• Credit Service Organization ($10,000.00)
• Dance Studio ($10,000.00)
• Dealer in Special Fuel
• Distributing Agent (Cigarettes)
• Distributor (Tobacco Products)
• Electronic Temporary Registration (ETR) Third Party Provider ($50,000.00)
• Employee Leasing
• Escrow Agent Faithful Performance Fidelity ($50,000.00)
• Excess Size & Weight
• Exhibiting Venomous Reptiles ($10,000.00)
• Exporter (Cigarettes)
• Feed Dealer ($1,000.00)
• Fertilizer Dealer ($1,000.00)
• Financially Responsible Officer (FRO) ($100,000.00)
• Fiscal Intermediary
• Food Process Company
• Fuel Tax: Alternative Fuel
• Fuel Tax: Aviation Fuel
• Fuel Tax: Diesel Fuel
• Fuel Tax: Importers
• Fuel Tax: Motor Fuel
• Fuel Tax: Pollutants Tax
• Game Promotion
• Guaranteed Account: Miscellaneous
• Guaranteed Account: Toll Payments
• Health Care Clinic Nonimmigrant Alien ($500,000.00)
• Health Studio ($25,000.00)
• Home Medical Equipment Provider ($50,000.00)
• Home or Service Warranty Association
• House Mover
• Household Moving Services Performance ($25,000.00)
• Hunting and Fishing License Agent ($1,000.00)
• JDBW Distributor (Beer and Wine) ($25,000.00)
• KLD Distributor (Spirits) ($100,000.00)
• Landlord and Tenant Security Deposit
• Leased Nursing Home
• Legal Expense Insurance Corporation
• Limited Prescription Drug Veterinary Wholesale Distributor ($20,000.00)
• Lottery Retailer
• Medicaid Provider ($50,000.00)
• Mobile Home Dealer ($25,000.00)
• Mobile Home Installer ($5,000.00)
• Mobile Home Manufacturer ($50,000.00)
• Money Services Business
• Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title
• Motor Vehicle Dealer (New/Franchise) ($25,000.00)
• Motor Vehicle Dealer (Used) ($25,000.00)
• NO LONGER REQUIRED Mortgage Broker/Lender ($10,000.00)
• Non-Native Species Planting
• Notary Public ($7,500.00)
• Nursing Home Patient Trust
• Operator of Cosmetology School
• Painted Galvanized Steel Structures Performance
• Pari-Mutuel Wagering ($50,000.00)
• Pawnbroking ($10,000.00)
• Peddler
• Permitted Work Performance
• Pilot Rebuilt Motor Vehicle Inspection Facility ($100,000.00)
• Premium Finance Company ($35,000.00)
• Prepaid Account
• Prescription Drug Wholesale Distributor ($100,000.00)
• Private Educational Institution
• Process Server ($5,000.00)
• Professional Guardian ($50,000.00)
• Professional Solicitor ($50,000.00)
• Property Broker or Freight Forwarder BMC-84 (ICC Broker) ($75,000.00)
• Public Adjuster ($50,000.00)
• Public Official
• Public Sale of Thoroughbred Horses
• Receptive Tour Operator
• Recreational Vehicle Dealer
• Recreational Vehicle Manufacturer, Distributor, Importer or Van Converter ($10,000.00)
• Sales and Use Tax
• Self-Insurer's
• Seller of Travel
• Stamping Distributor - Cash (Cigarettes)
• Stamping Distributor - Charge (Cigarettes)
• Surplus Lines Broker ($50,000.00)
• Talent Agency ($5,000.00)
• Tax-Paid Distributor (Cigarettes)
• Telemarketing ($50,000.00)
• Third Party Driver License Testing Class E Knowledge Exams ($200,000.00)
• Third Party Driver License Testing Class E Skills Exams ($200,000.00)
• Title Agent ($35,000.00)
• Turnpike Toll: Sunshine State Parkway
• Yacht and Ship Broker ($25,000.00)
• Yacht and Ship Salesperson ($10,000.00)

City or County Bonds

• 10th District Court Process Server ($5,000.00)
• 15th Judicial Circuit Court of Palm Beach County Process Server ($5,000.00)
• 18th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida Process Server ($5,000.00)
• 2nd Judicial Circuit Court Process Server ($5,000.00)
• 5th Judicial Circuit Court Process Server ($5,000.00)
• 9th Judicial Circuit Court Process Server ($5,000.00)
• Alachua - County Game and Fishing License Sub Agent
• Alachua - County On-Site Disposal ($25,000.00)
• Altamonte Springs - City Utility Deposit
• Anna Maria - City Right of Way ($25,000.00)
• Any Union Wage and Welfare
• Auburndale - City License/Permit ($5,000.00)
• Aventura - City Right-of-Way
• Baker - County Contractor's License ($5,000.00)
• Bartow - City Contractor's License/Permit
• Bartow - City Utility Deposit
• Beaches Energy Services/City of Jacksonville Beach Utility Deposit
• Boca Raton - City Consignment Shop ($10,000.00)
• Brevard - County Disposal Charges
• Brevard - County Game and Fish Licensee and Permit Agent
• Brevard - County Intinerant Vendor ($1,000.00)
• Brevard - County Intinerant Vendor ($1,000.00)
• Brevard - County License/Permit ($1,000.00)
• Broward - County Rental Car Concession and Lease
• Broward - County Utility Connection Permit
• Callaway - City Garbage Hauler
• Cape Canaveral - City License/Permit
• Cape Coral - City Registered Contractors License ($25,000.00)
• Cassellberry - City License/Permit ($5,000.00)
• Central Florida Gas Utility Deposit
• Charlotte - County License/Permit
• Citrus - County License/Permit
• City Gas Company of Florida Utility Deposit
• City of St. Augustine Utility Deposit
• Clay - County Water and Wastewater Maintenance Warranty
• Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc Utility Deposit
• Clearwater - City Utility Deposit
• Collier - County Game and Fish License and Permit Agent
• Coral Springs - City Intinerant Vendor ($1,000.00)
• Dade City - City License/Permit
• Davenport - City License/Permit
• Deerfield Beach - City Solid Waste Disposal ($10,000.00)
• Dolomite Utilities Corporation Utility Deposit
• Duke Energy Florida LLC Utility Deposit
• Dundee - Township Contractor's License/Permit ($5,000.00)
• Duval - County License/Permit
• Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (Escambia County) Utility Deposit
• Escambia - County Gas Installation Contractor
• Escambia - County Plumbing Contractor ($5,000.00)
• Escambia - County Road Restoration ($10,000.00)
• Escambia - County Solicitor ($5,000.00)
• Eustis - City Utility Deposit
• Florida East Coast Railway Company (FEC) Equipment Interchange Agreement ($10,000.00)
• Florida Power & Light Company Utility Deposit
• Florida Power Corporation Utility Deposit
• Florida Public Utilities Company Utility Deposit
• Fort Lauderdale - City Construction in City Rights-of-Way
• Fort Lauderdale - City License/Permit
• Fort Meade - City Contractor's License/Permit
• Fort Myers - City Right-of-Way Permit
• Fort Myers - City Utility Deposit
• Fort Pierce - City Utility Deposit
• Gainesville - City License/Permit
• Gainesville Regional Utilities Utility Deposit
• Generic Obligee Concessionaire
• Glades - County Game and Fish License and Permit Agent
• Glades - County License and Permit
• Glendale Heights - Village License/Permit ($10,000.00)
• Gulf Power Company Utility Deposit
• Haines City - City Aluminum Contractor ($5,000.00)
• Haines City - City Demolition Contractor ($10,000.00)
• Haines City - City Electrician ($5,000.00)
• Haines City - City Gas Contractor ($5,000.00)
• Haines City - City General Contractor ($5,000.00)
• Haines City - City Insulator ($5,000.00)
• Haines City - City Mechanical Contractor ($5,000.00)
• Haines City - City Plumber ($5,000.00)
• Haines City - City Pool Contractor ($5,000.00)
• Haines City - City Residential Contractor ($5,000.00)
• Haines City - City Roofer ($5,000.00)
• Havana - Township Utility Deposit
• Hernando - County License/Permit ($5,000.00)
• Hernando - County Sewage Disposal ($25,000.00)
• Highlands - County License and Guarantee ($10,000.00)
• Highlands - County License and Guarantee ($50,000.00)
• Hillsborough - County Contractor's Code Compliance ($5,000.00)
• Hillsborough - County Festival Permit ($10,000.00)
• Hillsborough - County Utility Deposit: Water and/or Wastewater
• IBEW Local Union 349 Wage and Welfare
• Indian River - County Solid Waste Disposal Payment Guarantee
• Installation Made Easy Inc (IME) IME Affiliate
• International Union of Painters and Allied Trades IUPAT District 78 Wage and Welfare
• JEA Utility Deposit
• Jacksonville - City Barricade ($5,000.00)
• Jacksonville - City Carpentry Subcontractor ($5,000.00)
• Jacksonville - City Disposal of Waste Tires
• Jacksonville - City General Contractor ($5,000.00)
• Jacksonville - City HVAC/Refrigeration Contractor ($5,000.00)
• Jacksonville - City Irrigation Contractor ($5,000.00)
• Jacksonville - City Natural Gas Contractor ($5,000.00)
• Jacksonville - City Plumbing Contractor ($5,000.00)
• Jacksonville - City Pool Contractor ($5,000.00)
• Jacksonville - City Pool Subcontractor ($5,000.00)
• Jacksonville - City Residential Contractor ($5,000.00)
• Jacksonville - City Right-of-Way Permit ($5,000.00)
• Jacksonville - City Roofing Contractor ($5,000.00)
• Jacksonville - City Sheet Metal Contractor ($5,000.00)
• Jacksonville - City Sign Contractor ($5,000.00)
• Jacksonville - City Solid Waste Disposal
• Jacksonville - City Tow Wrecker Bailment ($2,500.00)
• Jacksonville - City Water Treatment Installation ($5,000.00)
• Jacksonville Beach - City Right-of-Way Permit ($1,500.00)
• Jupiter - City License/Permit
• Jupiter - City One Day Event
• Jupiter - City One Day Event
• Key West - City Utility Deposit
• Kissimmee - City License/Permit ($5,000.00)
• Kissimmee Utility Authority Utility Deposit
• Lake - County Contractors License ($5,000.00)
• Lake - County Non-Conforming Zoning Use ($5,000.00)
• Lake Alfred - City Building Contractor ($5,000.00)
• Lake Wales - City Aluminum Contractor ($5,000.00)
• Lake Wales - City Electrician ($5,000.00)
• Lake Wales - City Gas Contractor ($5,000.00)
• Lake Wales - City General Contractor ($5,000.00)
• Lake Wales - City Insulator ($5,000.00)
• Lake Wales - City Mechanical Contractor ($5,000.00)
• Lake Wales - City Plumber ($5,000.00)
• Lake Wales - City Pool Contractor ($5,000.00)
• Lake Wales - City Residential Contractor ($5,000.00)
• Lake Wales - City Roofer ($5,000.00)
• Lake Worth - City License/Permit
• Lake Worth Utilities Authority Utility Deposit
• Lakeland - City Demolition Contractor ($5,000.00)
• Lakeland - City Electrical Contractor ($5,000.00)
• Lakeland - City License/Permit
• Lakeland - City Solid Waste Disposal ($50,000.00)
• Lakeland - City Utility Deposit
• Lee - County Concealed Weapon Permit ($100.00)
• Lee - County Contractors License
• Lee - County Right of Way Permit
• Lee - County Transient Merchant ($5,000.00)
• Lee - County Utility Deposit
• Leesburg - City Utility Deposit
• Leon - County Electrical Contractor ($5,000.00)
• Lumber Liquidators Inc Installation Provider
• Lynn Haven - City License/Permit
• MEMO Financial Services, Inc dba MEMO MEMO Money Order
• Maitland - City Contractor
• Manatee - County Cement Contractor
• Manatee - County Landspreading Permit ($50,000.00)
• Manatee - County Pawnbroker
• Margate - City Performance - Site Improvement
• Martin - County Mobile Home Placement Permit ($2,500.00)
• Martin - County Trailer Placement Permit ($1,000.00)
• Martin - County Weapons Permit ($100.00)
• Miami - City Itinerant Locksmiths and Tool Grinders ($500.00)
• Miami - City Transient Merchant
• Miami Beach - City Employment Agency, Escort Service, Janitorial Service, Mail Order Business Tax Receipts ($5,000.00)
• Miccosukee Athletic Commission Promoter
• Miramar - City Right of Way Permit
• Mulberry - City Contractor's License/Permit ($5,000.00)
• Nassau - County License/Permit
• New Smyrna Beach - City Utility Deposit
• Ocala - City Utility Deposit
• Okaloosa - County Utility Deposit
• Okeechobee - County Street Opening
• Orange - County Air Conditioning - Class "A" ($5,000.00)
• Orange - County Air Conditioning - Class "B" ($5,000.00)
• Orange - County Alumninum/Concrete Contractor ($5,000.00)
• Orange - County Building Contractor Class "B" ($5,000.00)
• Orange - County Electrical Contractor ($5,000.00)
• Orange - County Garage Door Installation ($5,000.00)
• Orange - County General Contractor Class "A" ($5,000.00)
• Orange - County Irrigation Sprinkler ($5,000.00)
• Orange - County Marine Contractor ($5,000.00)
• Orange - County Mechanical Contractor ($5,000.00)
• Orange - County Payment of Disposal Charges
• Orange - County Payment of Disposal Charges
• Orange - County Plumbing Contractor ($5,000.00)
• Orange - County Process Server ($5,000.00)
• Orange - County Residential Contractor Class "C" ($5,000.00)
• Orange - County Roofing Contractor ($5,000.00)
• Orange - County Sheet Metal Contractor ($5,000.00)
• Orange - County Siding, Window & Doors ($5,000.00)
• Orange - County Sign Electrical Contractor ($5,000.00)
• Orange - County Sign Installation, Non-Electrical Contractor ($5,000.00)
• Orange - County Sound, Signaling & Communication Systems ($5,000.00)
• Orange - County Swimming Pool Contractor ($5,000.00)
• Orange - County Utility Deposit
• Orange - County Waste Tire Permit Performance ($1,000.00)
• Orlando - City Contractor's License/Permit
• Orlando - City Private Owner Construction ($5,000.00)
• Orlando Utilities Commission Utility Deposit
• Osceola - County License/Permit ($5,000.00)
• Osceola - County Road Crossing Permit
• Osceola - County Solid Waste Franchise Performance
• Palm Beach - County Firearms Permit ($100.00)
• Palm Beach - County Game and Fish License and Permit Agent
• Palm Beach - County License/Permit ($2,000.00)
• Palm Beach - County Roadside Stand Permit ($1,000.00)
• Palm Beach - County Roadside Vendor ($2,000.00)
• Palm Beach - County Utility Deposit
• Palm Beach - Township Alarm Business ($10,000.00)
• Panama - City Master Electrician ($5,000.00)
• Panama - City Sign Erector ($5,000.00)
• Panama City - City License/Permit
• Panama City Beach - City License/Permit
• Pasco - County Contractors License ($5,000.00)
• Pasco - County Plumbing Contractor ($5,000.00)
• Pensacola - City Electrical Contractor ($2,000.00)
• Pensacola - City License/Permit
• Pensacola - City Utility Deposit
• Pinellas - County Dock, Pier, and Wharf Construction ($5,000.00)
• Pinellas - County Grease Waste Hauler Performance ($10,000.00)
• Pinellas - County Hunting and/or Fishing Agent
• Pinellas - County License/Permit
• Pinellas - County Right-of-Way Completion
• Pinellas Park - City Right-of-Way Completion
• Pinellas Park - City Utility Deposit
• Plant City - City Solid Waste Disposal
• Polk - County Cable TV Franchise ($5,000.00)
• Polk - County Contractors License ($5,000.00)
• Polk - County Hauler and Land Spreader of Waste Water ($10,000.00)
• Polk - County Right-of-Way
• Port Everglades Authority Dock Fees Indemnity
• Port St. Lucie - City General Contractor ($25,000.00)
• Putnam - County Contractor ($5,000.00)
• Quincy - City Utility Deposit
• Rockledge - City Contractor's License/Permit ($2,500.00)
• Saint Lucie - County Building Moving Permit
• Sanford - City License/Permit ($2,000.00)
• Sanford - City License/Permit ($1,000.00)
• Sanford Airport Authority Ground Transportation Business Permit ($1,000.00)
• Santa Rosa Island Authority Trailer Removal
• Sarasota - City Contractor Performance ($5,000.00)
• Sarasota - City Excavation or Fill
• Sarasota - City Installing and/or Repairing Septic Systems ($5,000.00)
• Sarasota - City Manufacturing Septic Tanks ($5,000.00)
• Sarasota - City Septic Pumping or Cleaning ($10,000.00)
• Sarasota - County Right of Way Use ($5,000.00)
• Sarasota - County Right of Way Use ($15,000.00)
• Screen Actors Guild Talent Agency ($5,000.00)
• Sebring Utilities Commission Utility Deposit
• Seminole - County License/Permit ($10,000.00)
• South Broward - County Paving and Drainage As-Built
• St. Augustine - City License/Permit
• St. Augustine Beach - City License/Permit ($3,000.00)
• St. Johns - County Authorized Contractor ($3,000.00)
• St. Johns - County Construction of Roads, Drainage and Utilities
• St. Johns River Water Management District Surface Water Management System Performance
• St. Petersburg - City Private Collectors and Recovered Materials Dealers ($50,000.00)
• St. Petersburg - City Work Permit/Minor Easement
• Sumter Electric Cooperative Inc (SECO) Utility Deposit
• TECO Peoples Gas System Inc Utility Deposit
• Tallahassee - City Master Plumber ($5,000.00)
• Tallahassee - City Utility Deposit
• Tampa - City Tree Trimming
• Tampa Electric Company (TECO) Utility Deposit
• Temple Terrace - City Utility Deposit
• Titusville - City License/Permit
• United Association Local Union No 725 Wage and Welfare
• Vero Beach - City Utility Deposit
• Volusia - County Hunting and Fishing License Agent
• Wakulla - County License/Permit ($5,000.00)
• Walton - County Hunting and Fishing License Sub-Agent ($3,000.00)
• Waste Management of Tampa/Pinella/Passco Solid Waste Hauling ($5,000.00)
• West Palm Beach - City License/Permit ($1,000.00)
• Windermere - Township Contractor's License ($10,000.00)
• Winter Haven - City License/Permit
• Winter Park - City License/Permit ($5,000.00)
• Winter Park - City License/Permit ($1,000.00)
• Winter Park - City Utility Deposit
• Winter Springs - City License/Permit
• Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative Inc Utility Deposit