Use the unified recipient, not just the office address

The Recorder states the obligee wording as “Porter County and all cities, towns, and municipalities within Porter County” and says it will not record a non-Unified License Bond. The County registration instructions separately name the Plan Commission as insurance certificate holder; that insurance instruction is not substitute bond wording.

The Recorder also directs applicants to check the municipality's requested sum. County registration's $5,000 requirement is not proof that every municipality or project accepts the same sum or that municipal registration is complete.

Record first, then complete County registration

The current Building Department says all contractors must register in the new online portal. Its linked portal instructions direct applicants to select Indiana and Porter County, verify their account and use Building Contractor Start Application to upload the recorded bond and separate insurance documents.

Purchase Now opens RLI in a new tab. Match the applicant, unified form, recipient wording, requested sum and dates before applying. After issuance and execution, complete Recorder filing and use the recorded copy for the registration application. The current portal route supersedes relying on the older instruction sheet's fax/mail application route.

Recording can be handled in person or by mail/overnight under the Recorder's instructions. Its offered emailed recorded copy is different from issuance or approval of your contractor registration.