Application Process

Application for Court Bonds, vintage San Francisco California
Applications:
SBS HCC Court Bond Application
Fidelity/Probate Bond Application
Letter of Credit/Bank Wire:
HCC Wire_Transfer_Instructions
Instructions:
Please include court pleadings with your application to include:
- Most Court Bonds (except probate):
- Application
- Court petition
- Appeal Bonds and Supersedeas Bonds
- Application
- Court judgement
- Stay of execution
- Notice of appeal
- Probate
- Application
- Probate Court Docuemnts
Collateral
Most court bonds require collateral.? Acceptable forms are as follows:
- ILOC
- Cashiers Check or Bank Wire
- Real Estate if unencumbered (very rarely used)
Rate Schedule
Civil Bonds with Hard Collateral—Cashier?s Check, Letter of Credit: 2% of first $50,000.00 with a minimum of $250.00 and 1% over $50,000.00.
Civil Bonds with Soft Collateral— Real Estate, Account Control of Stock Portfolio, Assignment of cash value of Life Insurance: 4% with a minimum premium of $250.00.
First year’s premium is fully earned upon issuance of the bond.

