Maple Grove Sign Hanger Bond
What it is & who requires it
Sign hangers licensed by Maple Grove. The license does not take effect until the bond is on file, so this is a precondition rather than a follow-up filing. The condition is a compliance and fee condition — permit fees, violation fees, and conformity with the article — which is the same shape the state statute calls a compliance bond, and that is the point worth raising with any client: Minnesota’s state sign contractor bond is expressly in lieu of any compliance bond a local unit of government requires, at a lower figure, and a contractor working several suburbs is usually better served by filing once with the state than by filing here and in every neighboring city. Note that the state instrument is defined around signs erected on the premises of an establishment, so a contractor doing off-premise billboard work should not assume the state filing covers everything.
Obligee: City of Maple Grove (City Clerk; Community and Economic Development). Citation: Maple Grove Code of Ordinances § 10-543 (Bond — no license issued under this article shall take effect until the licensee shall file with the clerk a license bond with corporate surety in the form approved by the city attorney in the penal sum of $10,000.00, conditioned that the licensee will pay any and all permit fees required under this article, will pay any fees imposed upon the licensee for violation thereof, and will conform to all provisions of the article); Chapter 10 (Buildings and Building Regulations), Article XV (Sign Hangers); Minn. Stat. § 326B.865 (state sign contractor bond, in lieu of any compliance bond required by a local unit of government).
Bond amount
The required bond amount is $10,000.
How to get it
This bond is individually underwritten, so it is not issued instantly. Request a quote and a licensed producer follows up to walk you through it.
Request a bond quote
Tell us about the bond and the project. A licensed producer follows up — these bonds are individually underwritten, so they are not issued instantly.
Term & renewal
Term: Filed with the city clerk on a form approved by the city attorney, and conditioned on payment of permit fees and violation fees and on conformity with the sign hanger article.
Renewal: Annual, with the sign hanger license; the license does not take effect at all until the bond is filed.
Filing
Filed with the city clerk with corporate surety, on a form approved by the city attorney. The figure renders because the ordinance states a flat penal sum and offers no cash or deposit alternative. Note two nearby instruments in the same code that are not this one and are not staged in this directory: a master plumber bond in the utilities chapter, which state law forbids a Minnesota city to require, and a sewer connection requirement in the same chapter that is satisfied by an irrevocable letter of credit rather than by a bond at all.
Source
Verified against the obligee source (last checked 2026-09-07).
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Frequently asked questions
- Who requires the Maple Grove Sign Hanger Bond?
- It’s required by City of Maple Grove (City Clerk; Community and Economic Development) (Maple Grove Code of Ordinances § 10-543 (Bond — no license issued under this article shall take effect until the licensee shall file with the clerk a license bond with corporate surety in the form approved by the city attorney in the penal sum of $10,000.00, conditioned that the licensee will pay any and all permit fees required under this article, will pay any fees imposed upon the licensee for violation thereof, and will conform to all provisions of the article); Chapter 10 (Buildings and Building Regulations), Article XV (Sign Hangers); Minn. Stat. § 326B.865 (state sign contractor bond, in lieu of any compliance bond required by a local unit of government)). Sign hangers licensed by Maple Grove. The license does not take effect until the bond is on file, so this is a precondition rather than a follow-up filing. The condition is a compliance and fee condition — permit fees, violation fees, and conformity with the article — which is the same shape the state statute calls a compliance bond, and that is the point worth raising with any client: Minnesota’s state sign contractor bond is expressly in lieu of any compliance bond a local unit of government requires, at a lower figure, and a contractor working several suburbs is usually better served by filing once with the state than by filing here and in every neighboring city. Note that the state instrument is defined around signs erected on the premises of an establishment, so a contractor doing off-premise billboard work should not assume the state filing covers everything.
- How much is the Maple Grove Sign Hanger Bond?
- The bond amount is $10,000.
- How do I get the Maple Grove Sign Hanger Bond?
- This bond is individually underwritten, so it is not issued instantly. Request a quote and a licensed producer follows up to walk you through it.
- What is the term?
- Filed with the city clerk on a form approved by the city attorney, and conditioned on payment of permit fees and violation fees and on conformity with the sign hanger article. Renewal: Annual, with the sign hanger license; the license does not take effect at all until the bond is filed.
- Is this bond insurance for me?
- No. It protects the obligee and the public — not you. If a valid claim is paid, you repay the surety.
- How is this requirement verified?
- We verify it against the obligee’s primary source (last checked 2026-09-07); the source link is on this page.
