Arizona requires every licensed contractor to keep a continuous license bond (or cash deposit) on file with the Registrar of Contractors. Form RC-L-220D is the ROC bond instrument under A.R.S. §32-1152; the amount depends on the license type and the contractor’s expected annual volume.
| Title / common name | License Bond — State of Arizona Registrar of Contractors (Arizona ROC Form RC-L-220D) |
|---|---|
| Bond type | License & permit |
| Industry / license category | Construction / contractor registration |
| Jurisdiction | United States → Arizona → Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC) |
| Obligee | State of Arizona, for the benefit of the persons described in A.R.S. §32-1152 On Form RC-L-220D the principal and surety are bound to the State of Arizona for the benefit of those persons. Under §32-1152(E), commercial bonds answer to owners and lessees of nonresidential property with a direct contract who are damaged by work that does not meet code; residential bonds answer to people who furnish labor, materials or rented equipment on a residential job and to claimants under §32-1132. The Registrar can also claim for unpaid sums owed under the contractor statutes. |
| Typical penal sum | Tiered by license type and anticipated annual gross volume (Ariz. Admin. Code R4-9-112) Arizona ROC schedule: residential general $9,000 or $15,000; residential specialty $4,250 or $7,500; commercial general $5,000 to $100,000; commercial specialty $2,500 to $50,000. A dual license combines the residential and commercial amounts. The penal-sum lines on the form are blank and are filled in per classification — confirm the amount on the issued bond. |
| Who needs it | Applicants for an original Arizona contractor’s license, and licensees renewing (A.R.S. §32-1152(A)) The surety must be a corporation authorized to transact surety business in Arizona (§32-1152(D)). ROC also accepts a cash bond or a certificate of deposit from a bank that operates in Arizona instead of a surety bond. The classification on the bond must match the license classification applied for. |
| What it covers | Claims by the protected persons under A.R.S. §32-1152, determined strictly under that statute Liability is limited to the penal sum for each license classification on the bond. When the surety pays a claimant it must immediately notify the principal and the Registrar in writing of the date and amount paid. The bond amount is based on the contractor’s representation of anticipated annual gross volume under Rule R4-9-112. |
| Form number / edition | RC-L-220D 7/12 Edition shown in the form footer. The original bond must be signed by the principal and the surety’s attorney-in-fact, notarized, and filed with the Registrar of Contractors. ROC posts sample completed bonds (sole proprietor, entity with DBA, entity without DBA) with the form. |
| Effective | Continuous — no termination date A bond is not effective until filed with ROC; if the effective date on the bond is later than the filing date, the date on the bond controls. The surety may cancel by sending notice to the contractor and to ROC 30 days before the cancellation date; the license is suspended unless the bond is replaced. The amount can be increased at any time but reduced only at renewal. |
| Source | Arizona ROC — Form RC-L-220D License Bond (PDF) (official PDF · RC-L-220D 7/12) Also: Arizona ROC — Licensing forms (bond form, instructions RC-L-220I and sample bonds); Arizona ROC — Bond information (bond amount table and FAQ); A.R.S. §32-1152 (bonds) |
| Status | current |
| Last verified | 2026-10-14 |
Amounts from the Arizona ROC bond information page, by contemplated gross volume per license:
This license bond is separate from Arizona’s residential consumer protection. Under §32-1152(C), residential and dual licensees must also either pay the Residential Contractors’ Recovery Fund assessment or post an additional $200,000 bond reserved for the residential claimants described in §32-1132. We explain the difference in Arizona’s Recovery Fund vs the contractor license bond.
Arizona ROC publishes Form RC-L-220D as a public PDF. Open the Source link above for the official form — Global Guarantors summarizes field facts and links the statute rather than hosting the complete bond body.