Saint Paul House Mover Bond
What it is & who requires it
The narrow class of building movers who are not licensed by the State of Minnesota but need a St. Paul permit anyway. The ordinance’s default is that moving any building or structure on, over or across the city’s streets, or from one location to another on private property, is unlawful unless the mover is duly licensed by the state and holds a permit for each individual moving operation — so the ordinary house mover satisfies the city through the state license and files nothing here. This bond exists only for the applicant who falls outside the state licensing procedure, and it is set at whatever the state requires of the movers who are inside it. The scope test is dimensional rather than about what the structure is: the chapter applies to contractor’s office buildings and sheds above a stated size that stay in place more than a year, and to any other house, building or structure or part of one above a smaller stated size, and expressly not to other structures. A contractor relocating a jobsite office should check those dimensions before assuming the chapter is irrelevant.
Obligee: City of Saint Paul (Department of Safety and Inspections). Citation: Saint Paul Legislative Code § 47.08(a) (Unlicensed permittee; insurance and bond requirements — in any case where an applicant for a permit shall not be subject to or licensed under the applicable statutes and regulations of the State of Minnesota, the applicant shall file with the city a bond, approved as to form by the city attorney, indemnifying all parties including the city against any damages, costs or suits arising out of or caused by any moving operation carried on under the permit; said bond shall be in like sum as required by the State of Minnesota for licensed house movers); § 47.08(b) (insurance in like sum); § 47.01(a) (Permit required — unlawful to move any building or structure on, over or across the streets of the city or from one location to another on private property unless duly licensed by the State of Minnesota and holding a permit for each individual moving operation); § 47.01(b) (scope — contractor’s office buildings and sheds above stated dimensions, and any other house, building or structure or part thereof above stated dimensions); § 47.01(c) (applicants not subject to the state licensing procedure comply with § 47.08); Title VI, ch. 47 (House Moving); Code 1956 §§ 349.01, 349.08.
Bond amount
Set by the obligee — the exact amount is confirmed automatically when you start your bond in our portal, or call 317-942-0549.
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 before the permit is granted and running against the moving operation carried on under that permit, indemnifying all parties including the city against damages, costs or suits arising out of or caused by it.
Renewal: Not renewed on a cycle — the permit is required for each individual moving operation, so the obligation recurs with the job rather than with a license year.
Filing
Filed with the city and approved as to form by the city attorney before the permit is granted, together with satisfactory evidence of public liability and property damage insurance also in like sum as the state requires. No figure renders because the ordinance sets none: it defines the obligation by reference to the state requirement for licensed house movers, so the operative number lives in another scheme and changes with it, and printing it under this city’s name would misattribute it and would go stale without notice. The indemnity is unusually broad in its beneficiaries — it indemnifies all parties, including the city, against any damages, costs or suits arising out of or caused by the moving operation, rather than running to the city alone. Note the structure of the chapter when reading a carrier list: the state license is the primary route and this bond is the exception for those outside it, so a mover holding the state license should not be sold a city bond here.
Source
This bond requirement is corroborated by multiple public sources; City of Saint Paul (Department of Safety and Inspections) sets the exact amount, which we confirm when you start your bond.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who requires the Saint Paul House Mover Bond?
- It’s required by City of Saint Paul (Department of Safety and Inspections) (Saint Paul Legislative Code § 47.08(a) (Unlicensed permittee; insurance and bond requirements — in any case where an applicant for a permit shall not be subject to or licensed under the applicable statutes and regulations of the State of Minnesota, the applicant shall file with the city a bond, approved as to form by the city attorney, indemnifying all parties including the city against any damages, costs or suits arising out of or caused by any moving operation carried on under the permit; said bond shall be in like sum as required by the State of Minnesota for licensed house movers); § 47.08(b) (insurance in like sum); § 47.01(a) (Permit required — unlawful to move any building or structure on, over or across the streets of the city or from one location to another on private property unless duly licensed by the State of Minnesota and holding a permit for each individual moving operation); § 47.01(b) (scope — contractor’s office buildings and sheds above stated dimensions, and any other house, building or structure or part thereof above stated dimensions); § 47.01(c) (applicants not subject to the state licensing procedure comply with § 47.08); Title VI, ch. 47 (House Moving); Code 1956 §§ 349.01, 349.08). The narrow class of building movers who are not licensed by the State of Minnesota but need a St. Paul permit anyway. The ordinance’s default is that moving any building or structure on, over or across the city’s streets, or from one location to another on private property, is unlawful unless the mover is duly licensed by the state and holds a permit for each individual moving operation — so the ordinary house mover satisfies the city through the state license and files nothing here. This bond exists only for the applicant who falls outside the state licensing procedure, and it is set at whatever the state requires of the movers who are inside it. The scope test is dimensional rather than about what the structure is: the chapter applies to contractor’s office buildings and sheds above a stated size that stay in place more than a year, and to any other house, building or structure or part of one above a smaller stated size, and expressly not to other structures. A contractor relocating a jobsite office should check those dimensions before assuming the chapter is irrelevant.
- How much is the Saint Paul House Mover Bond?
- Set by the obligee — the exact amount is confirmed automatically when you start your bond in our portal, or call 317-942-0549.
- How do I get the Saint Paul House Mover 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 before the permit is granted and running against the moving operation carried on under that permit, indemnifying all parties including the city against damages, costs or suits arising out of or caused by it. Renewal: Not renewed on a cycle — the permit is required for each individual moving operation, so the obligation recurs with the job rather than with a license year.
- 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?
- This bond requirement is corroborated by multiple public sources. The obligee sets the exact amount, which we confirm automatically when you start your bond in the portal or with a producer.
