Minneapolis Billposting and Sign Painting Bond
What it is & who requires it
Billposters and sign painters in Minneapolis — the off-premise advertising trade, as distinct from the on-premise sign hanging licensed one article away. This line appears on neither carrier list consulted for the state and is the reason a full-title read was worth doing: it is a live, bonded, separately licensed trade carrying a larger sum than the sign hanger bond beside it. The two are cumulative rather than alternative. The ordinance says in terms that this license is in addition to the sign hanger’s license, so a company that both erects signs and posts bills holds two licenses and files two bonds at two different figures. And unlike the sign hanger bond, there is no state substitute: the state sign contractor bond is defined around signs erected on the premises of an establishment, and the city’s own license page offers a state form for the sign hanger and only a city form for the sign painter. Two operational details ride with the license — a license number must appear on the poster, and the city issues identification cards for the people doing the work.
Obligee: City of Minneapolis (Business Licenses and Consumer Services, Community Planning and Economic Development). Citation: Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 277.2660 (Insurance, bond — the applicant shall furnish a surety bond to the city in the sum of ten thousand dollars running to the city for the benefit of and to protect any person for whom such posting or painting work shall be done from loss or damage arising out of the licensee’s failure to comply with any specifications pertaining to such work, the use of inferior materials, incompetent work, failure to pay for labor and materials, and to guarantee the full and proper performance of all contracts entered into; approved as to form and execution by the city attorney before a license may be issued); § 277.2650 (Application); § 277.2690 (When licenses expire); § 277.2700 (Number required on poster); § 277.2710 (Identification card); § 277.2730 (License additional to sign hanger’s license); Title 13, ch. 277, Article XVI (Billposting and Sign Painting); Code 1960 As Amend. §§ 327.030, 327.035, 327.100; 2013-Or-176, § 12, 12-6-13; Ord. No. 2018-074, § 20, 12-7-18.
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: Held with the billposting and sign painting license and conditioned to guarantee the full and proper performance of all contracts entered into for posting or painting work, running to the city for the benefit of the person for whom the work is done.
Renewal: Annual, with the license issued under the article.
Filing
Filed with the licensing official with the application and approved as to form and execution by the city attorney before the license issues. The figure renders because the ordinance states a flat sum, names a surety bond, and provides no cash or deposit alternative. The condition mirrors the sign hanger bond word for word except for the trade and the figure: it reaches specifications, inferior materials, incompetent work and failure to pay for labor and materials, and guarantees full and proper performance of all contracts entered into. Public liability insurance is required alongside at limits stated in the same section, with the general licensing chapter’s endorsement, ten days’ written notice of cancellation to the licensing official, and revocation as the consequence of a lapse. When quoting a sign company working this city, ask which of the two licenses it holds before assuming one bond covers the account.
Source
Verified against the obligee source (last checked 2026-09-07).
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Frequently asked questions
- Who requires the Minneapolis Billposting and Sign Painting Bond?
- It’s required by City of Minneapolis (Business Licenses and Consumer Services, Community Planning and Economic Development) (Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 277.2660 (Insurance, bond — the applicant shall furnish a surety bond to the city in the sum of ten thousand dollars running to the city for the benefit of and to protect any person for whom such posting or painting work shall be done from loss or damage arising out of the licensee’s failure to comply with any specifications pertaining to such work, the use of inferior materials, incompetent work, failure to pay for labor and materials, and to guarantee the full and proper performance of all contracts entered into; approved as to form and execution by the city attorney before a license may be issued); § 277.2650 (Application); § 277.2690 (When licenses expire); § 277.2700 (Number required on poster); § 277.2710 (Identification card); § 277.2730 (License additional to sign hanger’s license); Title 13, ch. 277, Article XVI (Billposting and Sign Painting); Code 1960 As Amend. §§ 327.030, 327.035, 327.100; 2013-Or-176, § 12, 12-6-13; Ord. No. 2018-074, § 20, 12-7-18). Billposters and sign painters in Minneapolis — the off-premise advertising trade, as distinct from the on-premise sign hanging licensed one article away. This line appears on neither carrier list consulted for the state and is the reason a full-title read was worth doing: it is a live, bonded, separately licensed trade carrying a larger sum than the sign hanger bond beside it. The two are cumulative rather than alternative. The ordinance says in terms that this license is in addition to the sign hanger’s license, so a company that both erects signs and posts bills holds two licenses and files two bonds at two different figures. And unlike the sign hanger bond, there is no state substitute: the state sign contractor bond is defined around signs erected on the premises of an establishment, and the city’s own license page offers a state form for the sign hanger and only a city form for the sign painter. Two operational details ride with the license — a license number must appear on the poster, and the city issues identification cards for the people doing the work.
- How much is the Minneapolis Billposting and Sign Painting Bond?
- The bond amount is $10,000.
- How do I get the Minneapolis Billposting and Sign Painting 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?
- Held with the billposting and sign painting license and conditioned to guarantee the full and proper performance of all contracts entered into for posting or painting work, running to the city for the benefit of the person for whom the work is done. Renewal: Annual, with the license issued under the article.
- 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.
