Alaska certificate of title bonds.
From $100.
Also known as the Alaska bonded title bond.
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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How much does an Alaska certificate of title bond cost?
1.5% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
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 application.
Issued on the spot
No waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay.
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.
Getting a bonded title in Alaska, step by step.
Alaska Department of Administration, Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) handles it. The bond amount is 1.5 times the vehicle's retail value on a Form 825 appraisal. The bond lasts 3 years, non-cancelable; a cash deposit comes back only if you apply for it after 3 years.
Get a Form 825 appraisal in Alaska
Have a licensed dealer, insurance appraiser or bank inspect the vehicle in person in Alaska and record its retail value on Form 825, with the valuation source attached. The appraisal must be no more than 90 days old, and neither you nor the seller can be the appraiser.
Buy the bond on Form 824
Buy a 3-year non-cancelable bond on the bond page of the Form 824 packet for 1.5 times the appraised value, from a company licensed in Alaska. You may instead deposit that amount in cash with DMV.
Sign the Affidavit of Ownership
Complete the Affidavit of Ownership in the Form 824 packet, describing how you got the vehicle. Sign it in front of a notary or a DMV representative.
Complete Form V1
Fill out and sign Form V1, Application for Title and Registration.
Get the vehicle inspected on Form 811
A DMV representative or Alaska peace officer checks the VIN and required equipment on Form 811; it is free at state DMV offices, though partner offices may charge. DMV can issue a one-way trip permit to get the vehicle there.
Submit the packet with fees and taxes
Take Form V1, the affidavit, the bond and Form 825 to the nearest DMV office, or mail the originals to DMV Correspondence, 4001 Ingra Street, Suite 101, Anchorage, AK 99503. Pay by check or money order to the State of Alaska; DMV recommends certified mail.
Who qualifies
- The vehicle must be in Alaska and appraised in Alaska; if it is in another state, use that state's title process.
- The process does not apply to abandoned vehicles, vehicles taken under a mechanic's, storage or towing lien, or foreign vehicles without customs papers.
- Alaska does not title disassembled or incomplete vehicles; the vehicle must run and carry all required state and federal equipment.
- Trailers over 500 lb need a bond when proof of ownership is missing; lighter trailers may use a certified scale weight slip instead.
- ATVs, snowmachines and other off-highway vehicles do not need a title to change owners.
State fees
- Title feepaid to Alaska DMV
- $15
- Lien recording fee, only if a lien is recordedpaid to Alaska DMV
- $15
- Vehicle inspection (Form 811) at a state DMV officepaid to Alaska DMV
- Free
These are the state’s fees. The bond premium is separate and shown in the price card.
After the bond
File the bond with the rest of the packet at a DMV office or by mail to DMV Correspondence in Anchorage, and DMV issues the title. If you posted cash instead, apply to DMV to get it back at the end of 3 years.
Checked on 22 October 2026 against Alaska DMV: No Proof of Ownership (Surety Bond), Alaska DMV Form 824: No Proof or Inadequate Proof of Ownership (Rev. 04/2025), Alaska DMV: Transfer my vehicle from another state (title and lien fees) and Alaska DMV: Titles. Rules and fees change; the agency’s own page has the final word.
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.
You need this bond if you are
Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The carrier issues this bond for a single three-year term; the term cannot be changed at checkout.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
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 sets the price
The premium is 1.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $100,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
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.
Start the application →Common questions.
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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.