Texas Commercial Sign Operator Bond

Texas Commercial Sign Operator Bond

Outdoor advertisers (commercial signs owners) need a Commercial Sign Operator’s Bond to assemble or maintain billboards in Texas. Formerly known as the Outdoor Advertiser Bond, the Commercial Sign Operator Bond is used to reimburse the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for taking down offensive or unauthorized signs when an owner refuses to.

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Get your Commercial Sign Operator Bond within minutes through Jet’s speedy bond process!

What Is the Lowest Price for the Commercial Sign Operator Bond?

With Jet, a payment of $10 per month can secure your Commercial Sign Operator Bond. Annual and multi-year options are available as well. See the chart below for our guaranteed prices!

Bond TermCost
Monthly$10
1 Year$100
2 Years$175
3 Years$250
TX Commercial Sign Operator Bond Rates

This bond can have a different amount of coverage, but regardless of the bond limit, you can purchase the bond for a low rate of $100 a year or our other payment options. The different limits are based on how many counties the owner has billboards in, as follows: 

How to File the Texas Commercial Sign Operator Bond With Jet

Just select the payment option and fill in the required payment fields. After you have completed your purchase, Jet will send you a digital copy of the bond and a receipt via email. 

You may print out the bond to sign it before uploading it to the Enterprise Permitting Solution (EPS) portal. The bond can be attached in the section for “Supporting Documents” during the application for an Outdoor Advertising License or Commercial Sign Operator’s License. Additional items required are listed on this checklist. If you need to mail anything to the Department, you may do so at this address:

Texas Transportation Commission
Right of Way Division
PO Box 5075
Austin, TX 78763-5075

Does the Outdoor Advertising Bond Need to be Renewed?

This bond must be renewed annually to stay active along with the commercial sign operator license. Whenever your bond term is ending, Jet will send you an emailed and mailed renewal notice that is easily filled out. Just select your new term and submit payment and you’re done! 

For those who are paying for the Commercial Sign Operator Bond monthly, you don’t need to worry about renewals—your bond will keep going with each payment that goes through. 

Can I Cancel the Commercial Sign Operator Bond Early?

If you need to end your bond before your term is up, send an email to [email protected]. We will notify the TxDOT of the request for cancellation and they will begin the 30-day cancellation period. Once that time is over, Jet will provide refunds based on the amount of time left on prepaid year-long terms; monthly payments are not eligible for refunds and will cease after the cancellation period ends. 

How Does a Texas Commercial Sign Operator Avoid Bond Claims?

The whole reason this bond exists is to repay the TxDOT for having to remove billboards or commercial signs that don’t follow the specifications given in the Texas Transportation Code, Chapters 391 and 394, and the Texas Administrative Code, Title 43, Chapter 21. Examples of actions that would be a violation of these rules and legislation, and would lead to the removal of the billboard, are as follows. 

If the Department has an objection to a sign and requires its removal, they will send a written warning to the sign owner. The owner/outdoor advertiser will have 45 days to take it down. If the sign is not taken down, the Department will request for the attorney general to prohibit the advertiser from maintaining the billboard or order the removal of the sign itself. If it comes to this, the Department will look to the Commercial Sign Operator Bond to be reimbursed for the expense of removing the sign. 

When you receive a claim, get in touch with Jet right away. We will check whether the claim has merit so that false accusations aren’t paid out. Valid claims will lead to reimbursement from the bond; but, you must pay Jet back to restore the bond. Your license will be suspended or revoked if you do not have a full bond on file. 

Texas Commercial Sign Operator Bond Form

Notary Bond Application:

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Business Information:

Indemnity Agreement:

I, the undersigned, hereby apply for a Dishonesty Bond also known as a Business Service Bond or Janitorial Service Bond (“bond”) to the Surety Company (“SURETY”) through Jet Insurance Company (“JET”), with whom I hereby grant the authority to act on my behalf with respect to the bond and assign as my Broker of Record, and declare that the statements herein are true and correct. In consideration of the SURETY issuing, renewing or substituting said bond(s), I, individually and as the owner or officer of the bonded entity, hereby understand and agree, as follows: (i) to reimburse, hold harmless, and indemnify SURETY upon demand for all loss, liability, claim, expense, including but not limited to attorneys’ fees, expert’s fees, investigative fees and claims handling fees, and any other cost which SURETY shall pay or incur in defense, adjustment, or settlement of such claims/suits by reason of such suretyship; (ii) that an itemized statement of loss and expenses by SURETY shall be indisputable proof of my liability to SURETY; (iii) coverage is subject to a $100 deductible; (iv) the employee must be convicted before coverage will apply (v) performance and any form of dispute resolution of this agreement shall take place in the county of SURETY's office of service; and (vi) a facsimile copy or electronically signed version of this agreement shall be binding as if it were an original. This agreement shall survive any changes in, substitute to or renewal of the bond(s).

Required Effect Date of Bond Policy:

Contact Information:

Employee Dishonesty Bond Application:

Business Information:

Business Description:

Coverage Requirements:

Indemnity Agreement:

I, the undersigned, hereby apply for a Dishonesty Bond also known as a Business Service Bond or Janitorial Service Bond (“bond”) to the Surety Company (“SURETY”) through Jet Insurance Company (“JET”), with whom I hereby grant the authority to act on my behalf with respect to the bond and assign as my Broker of Record, and declare that the statements herein are true and correct. In consideration of the SURETY issuing, renewing or substituting said bond(s), I, individually and as the owner or officer of the bonded entity, hereby understand and agree, as follows: (i) to reimburse, hold harmless, and indemnify SURETY upon demand for all loss, liability, claim, expense, including but not limited to attorneys’ fees, expert’s fees, investigative fees and claims handling fees, and any other cost which SURETY shall pay or incur in defense, adjustment, or settlement of such claims/suits by reason of such suretyship; (ii) that an itemized statement of loss and expenses by SURETY shall be indisputable proof of my liability to SURETY; (iii) coverage is subject to a $100 deductible; (iv) the employee must be convicted before coverage will apply (v) performance and any form of dispute resolution of this agreement shall take place in the county of SURETY's office of service; and (vi) a facsimile copy or electronically signed version of this agreement shall be binding as if it were an original. This agreement shall survive any changes in, substitute to or renewal of the bond(s).

Required Effect Date of Bond Policy:

Contact Information:

Contract Bond Application:

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Business Information:

Owner Information:

Job Details:

Indemnity Agreement:

I, the undersigned, hereby apply for a Dishonesty Bond also known as a Business Service Bond or Janitorial Service Bond (“bond”) to the Surety Company (“SURETY”) through Jet Insurance Company (“JET”), with whom I hereby grant the authority to act on my behalf with respect to the bond and assign as my Broker of Record, and declare that the statements herein are true and correct. In consideration of the SURETY issuing, renewing or substituting said bond(s), I, individually and as the owner or officer of the bonded entity, hereby understand and agree, as follows: (i) to reimburse, hold harmless, and indemnify SURETY upon demand for all loss, liability, claim, expense, including but not limited to attorneys’ fees, expert’s fees, investigative fees and claims handling fees, and any other cost which SURETY shall pay or incur in defense, adjustment, or settlement of such claims/suits by reason of such suretyship; (ii) that an itemized statement of loss and expenses by SURETY shall be indisputable proof of my liability to SURETY; (iii) coverage is subject to a $100 deductible; (iv) the employee must be convicted before coverage will apply (v) performance and any form of dispute resolution of this agreement shall take place in the county of SURETY's office of service; and (vi) a facsimile copy or electronically signed version of this agreement shall be binding as if it were an original. This agreement shall survive any changes in, substitute to or renewal of the bond(s).

Required Effect Date of Bond Policy:

Contact Information:

Worker's Compensation Application:

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Business Information:

Business Description:

Coverage Requirements

Indemnity Agreement:

I, the undersigned, hereby apply for a Dishonesty Bond also known as a Business Service Bond or Janitorial Service Bond (“bond”) to the Surety Company (“SURETY”) through Jet Insurance Company (“JET”), with whom I hereby grant the authority to act on my behalf with respect to the bond and assign as my Broker of Record, and declare that the statements herein are true and correct. In consideration of the SURETY issuing, renewing or substituting said bond(s), I, individually and as the owner or officer of the bonded entity, hereby understand and agree, as follows: (i) to reimburse, hold harmless, and indemnify SURETY upon demand for all loss, liability, claim, expense, including but not limited to attorneys’ fees, expert’s fees, investigative fees and claims handling fees, and any other cost which SURETY shall pay or incur in defense, adjustment, or settlement of such claims/suits by reason of such suretyship; (ii) that an itemized statement of loss and expenses by SURETY shall be indisputable proof of my liability to SURETY; (iii) coverage is subject to a $100 deductible; (iv) the employee must be convicted before coverage will apply (v) performance and any form of dispute resolution of this agreement shall take place in the county of SURETY's office of service; and (vi) a facsimile copy or electronically signed version of this agreement shall be binding as if it were an original. This agreement shall survive any changes in, substitute to or renewal of the bond(s).

Required Effect Date of Bond Policy:

Contact Information: