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               Guidelines for Surety Bonds 
                                
Please ensure that the following conditions are met on your bond: 
 
   Principal’s complete address (including zip code). 
   Surety’s complete address (including zip code). 
   Principal’s  corporate  seal  must  be  near  the  Principal’s 
    signature on the bond.     (If principal has not adopted a seal, one 
    may be drawn by printing the name of the company and the word 
    “Seal” and circling them). 
   Surety’s  embossed  (raised)  corporate  seal  must  be  near 
    Surety’s signature on the bond. 
   Bond must show that the person signing for principal is the President 
    or Vice President of corporation, Manager or Managing Member of 
    an LLC, owner or general partner of company. 
   The acknowledgement of Principal’s signature must be completed by a 
    notary.  It must be completed in its entirety.  
   The acknowledgement of Surety’s signature must be completed by a 
    notary.  It must be completed in its entirety. 
   The  “Given  under  my  hand  this  .  .  .”  date  line  in  the notary 
    acknowledgements for both the Principal and Surety must be on or 
    after the execution (signature) date of the bond.   
   In both the Surety and Principal’s Acknowledgement, the notary must 
    affix stamp or seal next to his/her signature. 
   Make sure the notaries ’commissions have not expired.  If correction is 
    made, please have notary initial correction. 
   Have you included a Power of Attorney? 
   The Attorney-in-fact signing for Surety must be listed on the Power of 
    Attorney, and amount of bond must not exceed their authority. 
   The Power of Attorney should be dated on or after the execution 
    date of the bond.  This date is usually at the end of the Power of 
    Attorney and it is hand-written or typed in by the Surety.   
   The Power of Attorney must have the Surety’s embossed seal. 
 
    NOTE:  If a bond has been altered or has too many corrections, 
            you will be asked to execute a new bond.