a Financial Instrument collateral in the form of a surety bond, certificate of deposit, corporate guarantee, letter of credit, deposit account, insurance policy, or other form of funding that can be drawn upon in the event it is needed.
Each financial instrument may allocate a portion of the available funds to the various Cost Estimates described previously. These portions are known as financial responsibility Coverage Amounts.
Creating a Financial Instrument Record
To Create a Financial Instrument, navigate to the Instruments Tab of the correlating Financial Assurance record and click Add Instrument:
Input correlating Instrument data. Note - Many Financial Instruments can be added to satisfy the over Financial Assurance total:
Financial Instrument Fields
Field Name
Description
Instrument Type
The form of FR collateral, such as a surety bond, certificate of deposit, corporate guarantee, letter of credit, deposit account, mortgage of real estate, etc.
Instrument Number
Check number, account number, mortgage/loan number, etc. specific to the selected Instrument Type
Amount
Dollar amount of the instrument (must match total of Coverage Amounts, explained below)
Coverage Amounts
Shows FR Coverage (dynamic depending on program area), liability type, and total coverage amount
Effective Date
Date the Financial Instrument coverage is effective
Expired Date
Date the Financial Instrument coverage expires
Release Date
Date the Financial Instrument coverage was issued
Comments
Free-text field for adding any comments regarding Financial Instruments
Responsible Staff
The default internal user assigned from either the Permit or Compliance Action