Minnesota Electrical Installer Bond

What it is & who requires it

Holders of a Class A or Class B electrical installer license — a rural, narrow and shrinking category rather than a contractor license, and included here because it is a bonded electrical credential a surety will be asked for and will not find in the contractor sections. A Class A installer may lay out and install wiring for major electrical home appliances on the load side of the main service, on farmsteads and in towns of fewer than 1,500 inhabitants that are not contiguous to a city of the first class and contain no established contractor’s business. A Class B installer may install wiring and equipment on center pivot irrigation booms on the load side of the main service on farmsteads, plus other equipment the commissioner approves. Both are personal licenses held by individuals rather than business licenses held by companies, and this is the only bond in the Minnesota state family that works that way. The book is closing: no new Class A installer license has been issued since the first of December 2007, and existing holders may retain and renew but the class cannot grow.

Obligee: Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (Construction Codes and Licensing Division). Citation: Minn. Stat. § 326B.33, subd. 6 (bond — every Class A and Class B installer, as a condition of licensure, shall give bond to the state in the penal sum of $1,000; the bond must comply with § 326B.0921); Minn. Stat. § 326B.33, subd. 3 (Class A installer — major electrical home appliances on farmsteads and in towns or municipalities of fewer than 1,500 inhabitants; no new Class A installer licenses issued as of 1 December 2007); Minn. Stat. § 326B.33, subd. 4 (Class B installer — electrical wiring, apparatus and equipment on center pivot irrigation booms on the load side of the main service on farmsteads); Minn. Stat. § 326B.33, subd. 5 (coursework or experience); Minn. Stat. § 326B.0921 (bond requirements); DLI Installer Bond form (sum printed as ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1000.00), in lieu of all other license bonds to any other political subdivision, new obligation each biennial license period).

Bond amount

The required bond amount is $1,000.

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.

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Term & renewal

Term: Filed with the department and constituting a new obligation in the stated sum for each biennial license period for which the principal is licensed, with the surety’s aggregate liability to all persons for any one biennial period capped at that sum.

Renewal: Biennial, with the license; the form is written so that each license period creates a fresh obligation rather than extending the previous one, so the exposure does not stack across periods.

Filing

Filed with the department on its Installer Bond form, which prints the sum in the AMOUNT box and in words and figures in the body and states on its face that it stands in lieu of all other license bonds to any other political subdivision. Corporate surety authorized in Minnesota; no cash or deposit alternative. The form is drawn as a fresh obligation for each biennial license period rather than as a continuous instrument, and the surety’s aggregate liability to all persons for any one biennial period is capped at the stated sum, so the underwriting question is per period rather than cumulative. Two practical notes. The bond is the individual’s, so it does not travel with an employer and does not substitute for the employer’s contractor bond. And because the license classes are closed or nearly so, expect renewals rather than new business here, and expect the department to ask for evidence of continuing eligibility under the geographic limits the statute writes into each class.

Source

Verified against the obligee source (last checked 2026-09-07).

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Frequently asked questions

Who requires the Minnesota Electrical Installer Bond?

It’s required by Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (Construction Codes and Licensing Division) (Minn. Stat. § 326B.33, subd. 6 (bond — every Class A and Class B installer, as a condition of licensure, shall give bond to the state in the penal sum of $1,000; the bond must comply with § 326B.0921); Minn. Stat. § 326B.33, subd. 3 (Class A installer — major electrical home appliances on farmsteads and in towns or municipalities of fewer than 1,500 inhabitants; no new Class A installer licenses issued as of 1 December 2007); Minn. Stat. § 326B.33, subd. 4 (Class B installer — electrical wiring, apparatus and equipment on center pivot irrigation booms on the load side of the main service on farmsteads); Minn. Stat. § 326B.33, subd. 5 (coursework or experience); Minn. Stat. § 326B.0921 (bond requirements); DLI Installer Bond form (sum printed as ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1000.00), in lieu of all other license bonds to any other political subdivision, new obligation each biennial license period)). Holders of a Class A or Class B electrical installer license — a rural, narrow and shrinking category rather than a contractor license, and included here because it is a bonded electrical credential a surety will be asked for and will not find in the contractor sections. A Class A installer may lay out and install wiring for major electrical home appliances on the load side of the main service, on farmsteads and in towns of fewer than 1,500 inhabitants that are not contiguous to a city of the first class and contain no established contractor’s business. A Class B installer may install wiring and equipment on center pivot irrigation booms on the load side of the main service on farmsteads, plus other equipment the commissioner approves. Both are personal licenses held by individuals rather than business licenses held by companies, and this is the only bond in the Minnesota state family that works that way. The book is closing: no new Class A installer license has been issued since the first of December 2007, and existing holders may retain and renew but the class cannot grow.

How much is the Minnesota Electrical Installer Bond?

The bond amount is $1,000.

How do I get the Minnesota Electrical Installer 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 department and constituting a new obligation in the stated sum for each biennial license period for which the principal is licensed, with the surety’s aggregate liability to all persons for any one biennial period capped at that sum. Renewal: Biennial, with the license; the form is written so that each license period creates a fresh obligation rather than extending the previous one, so the exposure does not stack across periods.

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.