Denver parking lot license bonds.
$100 flat.
The City and County of Denver conditions an annual parking lot/garage license on a $1,000 surety bond filed with the Department of Excise & Licenses. Our carrier rate book sets this bond at a flat $100 — and license bonds like this issue instantly.
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How much does a Denver parking lot license bond cost?
$100 at the $1,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed license bonds like this issue right after purchase for most applicants.
File with Excise & Licenses
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Denver parking lot/garage license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Denver licenses commercial parking lots and garages through the Department of Excise & Licenses, and conditions that annual license on a $1,000 surety bond. The bond is a public-and-patron protection guarantee tied to operating the lot.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City and County of Denver (the obligee), with the public and your patrons as the protected parties. The bond is conditioned to hold the City and any patron harmless from costs, judgments, or injury arising out of the operation of the licensed lot.
The bond must stay active for the life of the license. Let it lapse and Excise & Licenses can act against the license — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $1,000 filing continuous.
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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 $1,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen 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 Excise & Licenses. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Denver parking lot/garage license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $1,000 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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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.