Oklahoma Electrical Contractor Bond
What it is & who requires it
Active electrical contractors licensed by the Oklahoma Construction Industries Board. The single most useful thing to know about this bond is what it replaces: the rule says it is filed with the Board and is in lieu of all other license bonds to any political subdivision, so one state filing answers the cities as well. That is why an Oklahoma electrician does not collect a separate bond for each municipality the way contractors in several neighboring states do. The bond is conditioned on faithful and lawful performance of all work entered upon in Oklahoma and runs for the benefit of persons injured or suffering financial loss from a failure of that performance, so it protects the customer rather than the Board. Note that an inactive contractor is not required to carry it — the obligation attaches to active status.
Obligee: Oklahoma Construction Industries Board (Bonds and Insurance Unit). Citation: OAC 158:40-5-5(a) (Bond and insurance requirements); OAC 158:40-5-4 (registration and proof of compliance); Electrical License Act, 59 O.S. § 1680 et seq.; Construction Industries Board License Bond form (revised December 2025).
Bond amount
The required bond amount is $5,000.
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: A continuous bond with a thirty-day cancellation notice, held by the Bonds and Insurance Unit for as long as the contractor is active.
Renewal: Continuous rather than annual — it stays in force until the surety cancels on notice, and an expired bond drops the license to inactive.
Filing
Furnished to the Bonds and Insurance Unit of the Construction Industries Board. The rule itself says only license bond and never names a surety, so what carries the figure here is the Board’s own published form: it binds a principal and a surety that is a corporation duly licensed to do business in Oklahoma, to the State of Oklahoma ex rel. Construction Industries Board as obligee, in a printed penal sum. The same form serves the mechanical and plumbing licenses, with a checkbox for each — and it says the sum applies for each type of license indicated, so a firm holding two of the three trades files the sum twice rather than once. Letting the bond lapse is not a paperwork problem: the rules put the license into inactive status immediately on expiry. General liability insurance is required alongside and is not an alternative.
Source
Verified against the obligee source (last checked 2026-09-02).
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Frequently asked questions
- Who requires the Oklahoma Electrical Contractor Bond?
- It’s required by Oklahoma Construction Industries Board (Bonds and Insurance Unit) (OAC 158:40-5-5(a) (Bond and insurance requirements); OAC 158:40-5-4 (registration and proof of compliance); Electrical License Act, 59 O.S. § 1680 et seq.; Construction Industries Board License Bond form (revised December 2025)). Active electrical contractors licensed by the Oklahoma Construction Industries Board. The single most useful thing to know about this bond is what it replaces: the rule says it is filed with the Board and is in lieu of all other license bonds to any political subdivision, so one state filing answers the cities as well. That is why an Oklahoma electrician does not collect a separate bond for each municipality the way contractors in several neighboring states do. The bond is conditioned on faithful and lawful performance of all work entered upon in Oklahoma and runs for the benefit of persons injured or suffering financial loss from a failure of that performance, so it protects the customer rather than the Board. Note that an inactive contractor is not required to carry it — the obligation attaches to active status.
- How much is the Oklahoma Electrical Contractor Bond?
- The bond amount is $5,000.
- How do I get the Oklahoma Electrical Contractor 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?
- A continuous bond with a thirty-day cancellation notice, held by the Bonds and Insurance Unit for as long as the contractor is active. Renewal: Continuous rather than annual — it stays in force until the surety cancels on notice, and an expired bond drops the license to inactive.
- 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 2026-09-02); the source link is on this page.
