Mississippi Outdoor Advertising Business Bond
What it is & who requires it
Persons, partnerships, and businesses engaging in the outdoor-advertising (billboard) business along controlled Mississippi state highways, who must provide the Mississippi Transportation Commission a bond under the highway commission's outdoor-advertising rules as a condition of doing business. Distinct from the per-permit outdoor-advertising penal performance bond (the sign-permit bond).
Obligee: Mississippi Department of Transportation (Mississippi Transportation Commission). Citation: Miss. Code §49-23-13.
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 issues online — get bonded through our portal, usually in a single sitting once you confirm the bond, amount, and obligee.
Term & renewal
Term: Held while engaged in the outdoor-advertising business.
Renewal: Per the outdoor-advertising business license.
Filing
Persons and businesses engaging in the outdoor-advertising (billboard) business along controlled Mississippi state highways file this bond with the Mississippi Transportation Commission as a condition of doing business, and it is held while engaged in that business. Because the Commission sets the amount up to a statutory cap, the bond is listed and the exact amount is confirmed when you apply. This is distinct from the per-permit outdoor-advertising sign bond. Authority: Miss. Code §49-23-13.
Source
This bond requirement is corroborated by multiple public sources; Mississippi Department of Transportation (Mississippi Transportation Commission) sets the exact amount, which we confirm when you start your bond.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who requires the Mississippi Outdoor Advertising Business Bond?
- It’s required by Mississippi Department of Transportation (Mississippi Transportation Commission) (Miss. Code §49-23-13). Persons, partnerships, and businesses engaging in the outdoor-advertising (billboard) business along controlled Mississippi state highways, who must provide the Mississippi Transportation Commission a bond under the highway commission's outdoor-advertising rules as a condition of doing business. Distinct from the per-permit outdoor-advertising penal performance bond (the sign-permit bond).
- How much is the Mississippi Outdoor Advertising Business 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 Mississippi Outdoor Advertising Business Bond?
- This bond issues online — get bonded through our portal, usually in a single sitting once you confirm the bond, amount, and obligee.
- What is the term?
- Held while engaged in the outdoor-advertising business. Renewal: Per the outdoor-advertising business license.
- 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.
