Surety Bonds

Fiduciary Bond (or Probate Bond) secure the performance of fiduciaries’ duties and compliance with court orders.
- Fiduciaries must be bonded. The bond is a written promise that one will faithfully perform his duties as a fiduciary (Executor or Administrator).
- The bond amount is set by the Probate Clerk. The bond issued on behalf of the estate helps to ensure that the person appointed properly administers the assets of the estate and helps to protect the interests of the heirs, creditors, beneficiaries, and the Commonwealth as their interests relate to the estate. State statutes govern whether the bond is with or without surety. The Probate Clerk will set the appropriate bond amount.

Judicial Proceedings Bonds assures litigants adhere to judicial proceedings. Normally required by the courts in order to secure a party’s costs of appeal, attachment, and injection. Judicial Bonds guarantee payment of a verdict while an appeal is considered.
- Plaintiff Bonds
  - Normally required of plaintiffs to ensure protection of the defendant should the plaintiff lose the lawsuit. The plaintiff will be held liable for any damages that the defendant suffers due to the result of the court proceedings.
- Defendant Bonds
  - Blocks a plaintiff’s action, giving the defendant time to regain control or postpone the enforcement order affecting the rights to property.
    - Discharge of Mechanic’s Lien is required if the owner’s property has had a lien filed against it. A lien is typically filed by a contractor on the owner’s property when they are in dispute with the owner over payment for services provided.

Required by state law, municipal ordinance, regulation, and occasionally the federal government in order to grant a license to engage in a particular business or a permit to exercise a particular privilege.
Examples of these bonds include:
- Auctioneer
- Beer and Liquor
- Contractor’s License Bond
- Land Use Permit
- Medicare (DMEPOS)
- Motor Vehicle Dealer
- Outdoor Advertising
- Patient Trust
- Proprietary School
- Surplus Lines Broker

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