{"id":1722,"date":"2016-08-13T23:05:36","date_gmt":"2016-08-13T23:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/suretyone.com\/blog\/?p=1722"},"modified":"2017-04-15T19:50:08","modified_gmt":"2017-04-15T19:50:08","slug":"california-credit-services-organization-bond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/suretyone.com\/blog\/california-credit-services-organization-bond\/","title":{"rendered":"California Credit Services Organization Bond"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In California, a credit repair specialist must follow mandatory registration protocols and file a <strong>California credit services organization bond<\/strong> in order to offer his or her services with the state. A &#8220;certificate of registration&#8221; is required of all market participants. According to the Attorney General, pursuant to &#8220;California Civil Code Section 1789.25, credit repair agency must submit an appropriate <a href=\"https:\/\/oag.ca.gov\/sites\/all\/files\/agweb\/pdfs\/consumers\/csoreg.txt\" target=\"_blank\">application<\/a> and supporting\u00a0documents to the Department of Justice along with a $100 filing fee. The supporting documents include but may not be limited to a copy of the repair agency&#8217;s general client contract, A.G.-specific information statement, a sample\u00a0notice of cancellation, and all other documents that the credit services organization requires the buyer to sign.<\/p>\n<p>The California credit services organization bond must be written in the amount of $100,000 and issued by a surety company authorized to do business in California.\u00a0The surety bond obligation guarantees that the principal will comply\u00a0with the\u00a0provisions of Title 1.6E (commencing with Section1789.10), Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code of the State of\u00a0California, and pay all amount\u00a0due any individual or group of individuals when such Principal or its representative or agent\u00a0has received such sums, and pays all damages occasioned to any person by unlawful acts or omissions of the Principal\u00a0its agents or employees while acting within the scope of their employment with the credit repair services organization. The surety bond is not cumulative and is cancelable pursuant to the Civil Code. The <em><a href=\"https:\/\/suretyone.com\" target=\"_blank\">surety bond<\/a><\/em> must be FIRST filed with the Secretary of State, then the\u00a0application, supporting materials and credit services organization surety bond filing evidence must be submitted as follows:<\/p>\n<p>Department of Justice<br \/>\nAttorney General&#8217;s Office<br \/>\nP.O. Box 85266<br \/>\nSan Diego, CA 92186-5266<\/p>\n<p>A credit services organization registration expires\u00a0at the end of the year that it is issued. The business must renew its\u00a0registration before January 1st, of each year. No renewal notices are provided by the Secretary of State or Attorney General&#8217;s offices. The Attorney General recommends that you read and understand the statutes that regulate the credit repair business in California.\u00a0You may obtain a copy of\u00a0law here (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.leginfo.ca.gov\/cgi-bin\/displaycode?section=civ&amp;group=01001-02000&amp;file=1789.10-1789.26\" target=\"_blank\">CIVIL CODE SECTION 1789.10-1789.26<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>California\u00a0surety leader<\/strong>,\u00a0Surety One, Inc.\u00a0will offer terms for\u00a0surety bond to ALL applicants. \u00a0Do you operate in multiple states? \u00a0We offer these in EVERY state where\u00a0credit services organizations must be licensed and bonded. We also offer broad <a href=\"https:\/\/suretyone.com\/fidelity-bonds\" target=\"_blank\">fidelity bond<\/a> coverages to protect your business and clients from employee dishonesty losses. \u00a0Visit us at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/suretyone.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">SuretyOne.com<\/a>, call (800) 373-2804, or email\u00a0Underwriting@SuretyOne.com\u00a0for an <strong>California credit services organization\u00a0bond<\/strong>\u00a0application or further information about surety bonding.<\/p>\n<p>#surety #suretybond #suretybonds #SuretyOne #creditrepair<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In California, a credit repair specialist must follow mandatory registration protocols and file a California credit services organization bond in order to offer his or her services with the state. 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