Recent Surety Bond Requirement for Alabama

    January 20, 2010

    The following surety bond requirement is outlined in Alabama HB 428.

    As of August 1, 2009, all proprietary schools in the state of Alabama are required by law to post a surety bond in the amount of $20,000. This commercial bond is conditioned on any payments required when a student paid tuition and or fees to the proprietary school, but did not receive the level of instruction or quality of teaching that they paid for. Such damages would only be paid if a court determines such allegations to be truthful.






    Alabama bill creates new Public Official surety bond requirement

    January 19, 2010

    The May 21, 2009 enactment of HB 358 created the position of county manager for Jefferson County, Alabama. In order to legally do business in Jefferson County, the new county manager must get a non-recourse bond (commercial bond) from a licensed, solvent surety company.

    This surety bond must in the amount of $50,000 or more, and is required in order to guarantee the faithful performance of the county manager






    New license bond law for Alabama

    Enacted on May 13, 2009, Alabama House Bill (HB) 184 increased the bond amount that can be required by the State Board of Heating and Air Conditioning Contractors of certified heating and air conditioning contractors in the state. The amount that the State Board can require went up from $10,000 to $15,000.

    HB 184 subjects all active heating and air conditioning contractors to this surety bond (license bond) requirement, to include refrigeration contractors.