Surety forms (required surety forms)

Please be advised that all surety forms have been updated.  Please ensure that you use the new forms from the links below when submitting new bonds and letters of credit.

"Automated" Versions - (for use in MS Word, v. 2000 or later) afford the following benefits:

  1. Ease of use for our Customers and their Banks, Surety Agents and Surety Companies;
  2. Increased assurance that new Letters of Credit and Surety Bonds submitted to Land Development will meet requirements;
  3. Reduced frequency of Land Development requests for corrective riders and amendments; and
  4. Collection of comprehensive contact information to ensure prompt communication of surety receipt, renewal, reduction, release, and return.

"Form" Versions - for customers who may be more comfortable entering information on a hard copy (intended for hard-copy distribution and manual completion by hand or with a typewriter).

Surety Bond – Electronic Signatures and Submittal - New! For surety bonds with electronic signatures and submittal, please fill out Electronic Signatures and Submittal. This form requires the use of Chrome, Firefox, Safari or Edge. It WILL NOT work with Internet Explorer. Please contact Carolyn Graham at Carolyn.graham@charlottenc.gov with any questions