California — Bail Agent Bond
California's posted Bail Agent bond is $1,000 for proper handling of collected money. Check whether an existing permittee bond already covers your individual agent application.
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- Recorded state
- California
- Bond type
- Bail Bond Agent / Bail Enforcement Bond
- Category
- Insurance professionals
What this bond does
A bail agent acts on behalf of a surety insurer under Insurance Code Section 1802. LIC 437-9 binds the principal and admitted surety to the People of the State of California for accounting and proper application/disposal of money received under the described agent authority.
- Who needs it
- The actual individual or corporate agent applicant identified in CDI's request. CDI has separate individual and corporate filing instructions; neither the bond nor the general agent title establishes a surety appointment or all individual qualifications.
- Who it protects
- The condition reaches money collected or received by the principal or its agents, solicitors or employees in covered bail-agent business. Aggregate surety liability is $1,000. This is not the amount of bail for a defendant, general recovery-agent authority or a guarantee of every unrelated business loss.
Your bond option
This is the option on record for this bond.
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The bond amount describes the limit of the bond obligation, not the price. A listed amount does not establish what the requesting party requires. The premium is what you pay and must be confirmed for the actual option. An E&O limit, where listed, is separate errors and omissions insurance.
Sources
- California DOI: Bail Agent or Agency (opens in a new tab)Checked October 26, 2026
- California DOI: LIC 437-9 Bond of Bail Agent (opens in a new tab)Checked October 26, 2026
- California DOI: permittee-bond overlap instructions (opens in a new tab)Checked October 26, 2026
Have these ready
- Identify the individual or corporate principal on the actual agent application.
- Check any current permittee bond and CDI's overlap instructions.
- Have the admitted surety execution and separate insurer Action Notice ready.
- Match the accepted form, required sum and lawful effective date.
- Follow current CDI filing, qualification and active-appointment instructions.
Questions about this bond
Do I always need another $1,000 bond if I hold a permittee license?
CDI's permittee page says the permittee bond on file covers both licenses when a licensed permittee applies for an agent license, and only the permittee bond is needed for the described joint individual application. Confirm the actual filing before ordering.
Is the licensing bond my appointment by a bail insurer?
No. CDI separately lists the insurer's LIC 437-23 Action Notice and active appointment requirements. Buying the bond does not authorize acting for an insurer.
Does renewal create another $1,000 limit?
The posted bond has an aggregate limit and continuing cancellation/replacement provisions. Do not infer a new separate limit from the license renewal cycle or every transaction.