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Kansas — Abstracter Bond

Abstracting reports title-record information and is different from insuring title. Kansas ordinarily requires abstracters to file both a bond and an errors-and-omissions policy with the Abstracters’ Board of Examiners before licensing. Use The Southern Agency’s listing with the Board’s actual county-specific instructions; the current accepted ordinary bond condition remains unverified here.

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Recorded state
Kansas
Bond type
Abstractor / Title Abstracting Bond
Category
Professional & occupational licenses

What this bond does

K.S.A. 58-2802 sets a bond amount determined by the Board, with a $25,000 minimum, alongside at least $25,000 of E&O insurance. Those statutory amounts are not a confirmation that this unlabeled option supplies the particular Board-accepted instrument. Extra counties and Board-authorized insurance-unavailability alternatives also affect what should be filed.

Who needs it
A person, firm, partnership, association or corporation making, compiling or completing and selling abstracts of Kansas real-estate title. Identify the actual license applicant and each county of business. This is the abstracter’s licensing file, not a property owner’s title-insurance policy.
Who it protects
The bond and E&O insurance are separate statutory filings. The precise accepted condition and protected claims for the ordinary Board-required bond have not been established here. The statute describes actual-damage protection for one particular alternative when insurance is unavailable; that alternative must not be represented as the condition of every ordinary bond.

Your bond option

This is the option on record for this bond.

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.

List every county, not just the Kansas business address

Under K.S.A. 58-2802(d), a licensee doing business in more than one county must supply an additional bond for each county of business, executed, approved and filed as the Board requires. Do not assume a single general State listing covers all locations or use the home county alone when the work extends further.

Bring the exact licensed person or entity, Board instructions, county list, and effective period. K.S.A. 58-2801 provides for annual licenses expiring December 31. That licensing date does not establish the term of the public purchase option, which has no amount or term label.

E&O belongs in this licensing discussion

The ordinary statutory route requires both a bond of at least $25,000 in the amount established by the Board and E&O insurance of at least $25,000. The policy must be from a company authorized in Kansas, with any deductible within the statutory/Board limits. A surety purchase alone does not replace that insurance filing.

If the specified insurance is unavailable, subsection (b) lets the Board issue a license through different security alternatives. One combines the Board’s bond requirement and the insurance amount, with a Board-chair-certified copy filed with the appropriate county clerk. Another uses a Board-approved sufficient surety and at least $5,000 conditioned on actual damages from an error, deficiency or mistake in an abstract or continuation. These are distinct exceptions, not permission to choose a smaller bond or omit E&O on your own.

Match the Board’s accepted condition before applying

The current accepted ordinary bond condition, protected claims and correct filing route for this specific applicant still need the Board’s actual instructions or accepted instrument. Confirm whether the ordinary bond-plus-insurance route or a specifically authorized alternative applies, the counties, amount, principal, recipient, and dates. Do not substitute the statutory minimum for the amount the Board actually requires.

Once that match is established, Purchase Now opens Propeller in a new tab. Check the application against the Board’s instructions before completing it. Deliver the issued documents as directed and keep the Board’s approval with the licensing file. Payment does not issue or renew the abstracter’s license.

Sources

Have these ready

  1. Exact licensed abstracter/entity and every county in which it does business.
  2. Board-established bond amount and current accepted ordinary instrument, or express authorization for a specific insurance-unavailability alternative.
  3. Required E&O evidence for the ordinary route, kept separate from the surety filing.
  4. Principal, recipient, accepted condition/protected claims, effective dates, and Board/county filing instructions.

Questions about this bond

Does one general bond cover work in every Kansas county?

K.S.A. 58-2802(d) requires an additional bond for each county when a licensee does business in more than one county. Follow the Board’s actual execution, approval and filing requirements for the counties involved.

Can I drop E&O after purchasing?

Not under the ordinary statutory route, which requires both the bond and E&O insurance. If insurance is unavailable, the Board may authorize a statutory alternative. Do not treat an exception as self-selected permission to omit the policy.

Is the $25,000 minimum the final amount I should select?

The Board establishes the ordinary bond amount, which cannot be below $25,000. The actual Board requirement and any authorized alternative must be confirmed. This public option does not supply an amount or term label, and its exact accepted condition remains pending.

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