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Primary Sources and Regulators for Florida Surety Bonds

Official agencies, statutes, and federal programs that back FloridaBONDS filing pages. Use this list to verify obligees, amounts, and rules at the source — the same authority layer cited on individual bond pages.

Last updated 2026-08-07 · FloridaBONDS

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Authority behind each filing page

Each bond page names the obligee or regulator and, when known, the statute or rule. This page collects those primary sources in one place so applicants, answer engines, and reviewers can attribute requirements to the issuing authority.

Requirements and amounts can change. Confirm the current obligation with the listed agency or obligee before you apply. FloridaBONDS summarizes filings for convenience; the regulator’s published rule controls.

Florida

State agencies and statutes

Motor vehicles

Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) — Motor vehicle, mobile home, and RV dealer licensing bonds
Fla. Stat. § 320.27 · Fla. Stat. §§ 320.77, 320.771 · Form HSMV 86020

Construction & contractors

Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) — CILB — Contractor financial responsibility and FRO bonding
Fla. Stat. ch. 489 · FAC 61G4-15.006 · FAC 61G4-15.0021

Finance & insurance

Florida Office of Financial Regulation (OFR) — Money services, mortgage lender, and collection agency bonding
Fla. Stat. § 560.209 · Fla. Stat. ch. 494 · FAC 69V-180.010
Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS) — Agents — Public adjuster and related insurance licensing bonds
Fla. Stat. § 626.865 · Form DFS-H2-72

Notary & business filings

Florida Department of State — Notary — Notary public and online notary bonding
Fla. Stat. § 117.01 · Fla. Stat. § 117.225

Statutes & rules

Online Sunshine — Florida Statutes — Statutory text lookup for Florida bond requirements

Federal

Federal regulators and programs

Federal bond products that appear in this state’s catalog when applicable.

FMCSA — BMC-84 freight broker — Federal freight broker surety (BMC-84)
$75,000 federal statutory
U.S. Customs and Border Protection — Continuous activity customs bonds
Continuous activity customs bonds
Federal Maritime Commission — OTI — Ocean transportation intermediary bonding
USDA AMS / FNS — Packers & Stockyards, PACA, and SNAP merchant bonds
Packers & Stockyards · PACA · SNAP merchant bonds
CMS / NSC — DMEPOS — Medicare supplier surety requirements
Medicare supplier surety
U.S. Department of Labor — ERISA fidelity — ERISA fidelity bonding for plan fiduciaries

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