AK certificate of title bonds.
From $100.
When you can’t prove ownership of a vehicle, Alaska lets you get a bonded title — file a surety bond under AS 28.10.216 and the DMV issues the title. The premium is 1.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — your exact price appears at the application. The bond amount is 1.5× the vehicle’s appraised value, on a three-year non-cancelable term.
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Apply to bonded title in one sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard title bond — enter your amount, pay, and take the executed bond to the DMV. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your details, the vehicle, and the bond amount (1.5× the appraised value) — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
No waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review, which is always a soft pull that never affects your score.
File with the DMV
Take the executed bond and your appraisal to the Alaska DMV to get your bonded title. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bonded title actually does
When you buy or inherit a vehicle and the paperwork is missing or lost, Alaska lets you establish ownership with a bonded title under AS 28.10.216. You post a surety bond, the DMV issues a certificate of title in your name, and the bond protects anyone who later proves a superior claim to the vehicle.
The bond amount is one and one-half times the vehicle’s appraised value. You establish value with an appraisal from a licensed dealer, an insurance appraiser, or a bank — then the DMV requires a three-year, non-cancelable surety bond for 1.5× that figure. Vehicles weighing 500 pounds or less may be exempt from the bond requirement.
If someone with a better claim comes forward and is harmed, they can recover against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. The bond runs three years, after which, with no valid claim, a clean title issues.
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One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with your bond amount (1.5× the appraised value) — the executed title bond is generated instantly, ready to take to the DMV.
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Other Alaska bonds.
Bonded title, issued today.
From $100, with your exact price at the application. Apply, pay, and take the bond to the DMV the same day.