Colorado CDL third-party testing bonds.
$200 flat.
A non-government CDL third-party testing unit in Colorado posts a $20,000 performance bond to the state as a condition of its testing contract with the DMV. Ours is $200 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. No credit check.
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How much does a Colorado CDL third-party testing bond cost?
$200 at the $20,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Performance bonds like this are simple to issue. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount performance bonds like this are among the bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the DMV
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to submit with your third-party testing contract. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Colorado lets private businesses and schools administer the CDL skills test as third-party testing units under the DMV's third-party testing program, which is grounded in the commercial driver's license statutes at C.R.S. 42-2-401 et seq. A testing unit that is not a governmental agency must post a $20,000 performance bond as a condition of its contract with the Department of Revenue.
The bond is a performance guarantee to the State of Colorado: it stands behind the testing unit's faithful performance of the contract and the integrity of the skills tests it administers. If a unit breaches the contract or its testing duties and the state is harmed, the state can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Testing units that run clean, compliant programs treat the bond as a contract formality, and we track it so your filing stays continuous, with notices 60 and 30 days before expiration.
You need this bond if you're
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 $20,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The bond runs to December 31 whatever day you buy; the premium covers the period to that date.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, December 31, in the year your term ends.
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. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to submit with your third-party testing contract. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $200 at the $20,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
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$200 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.