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. We write it at a flat 3% with no credit check; the amount is 1.5× the vehicle’s appraised value, on a three-year non-cancelable term.
















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:
Your details, the vehicle, and the bond amount (1.5× the appraised value) — that is the entire application.
No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
Take the executed bond and your appraisal to the Alaska DMV to get your bonded title. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office insists.
Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Bond amount is 1.5× the vehicle’s appraised value — enter it and the premium updates.
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.
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.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter your amount and take it to the DMV the same day.