California Contractor License Bond — CSLB $25,000 Surety Bond

All active California contractor licensees must maintain a $25,000 contractor license bond on file with the CSLB (Contractors State License Board). The bond is required by Business and Professions Code §7071.6 and must be written by a surety company licensed by the California Department of Insurance.

Active LLC contractor licensees have an additional requirement: a $100,000 LLC Employee/Worker Bond under Business and Professions Code §7071.6.5. Qualifying-individual, disciplinary, home-improvement salesperson, and school-district bonds have separate triggers and filing requirements.

Start with the active license record, business entity, qualifier, and any CSLB notice or filing instruction. The standard license bond, LLC employee/worker bond, qualifier bond, home-improvement-salesperson bond, and disciplinary bond have different triggers and documentation paths. Premium and eligibility depend on the bond type, entity, license history, credit and financial review, surety requirements, and underwriting. Review the existing disciplinary bond, qualifying-individual bond, cost-factor, renewal, and CSLB requirement paths, or submit the dedicated bond quote form.