Connecticut customer indemnity bonds.
$200 flat.
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Connecticut businesses authorized to process electronic vehicle registrations and titles on the DMV’s behalf file a $20,000 customer indemnity bond that protects the customers they serve. Ours is $200 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. No credit check.
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How much does a Connecticut customer indemnity bond cost?
$200 at the $20,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
This is one of the simplest filings in surety. Here is the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the DMV
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your electronic-registration authorization. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Connecticut authorizes certain businesses — dealers and third-party service providers — to issue vehicle registrations and titles electronically on the DMV’s behalf. Because those providers collect fees and handle customer paperwork, the DMV requires a set of surety bonds, including a $20,000 customer indemnity bond.
The customer indemnity bond is a consumer-protection guarantee: it stands behind the customers whose registration or title work you process. If a provider mishandles a transaction, misapplies a customer’s payment, or otherwise causes a customer loss, the harmed customer can recover against this bond.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Connecticut through the DMV (the obligee), with your customers as the protected parties. It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. We write the $20,000 amount at a flat $200.
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 $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 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 the DMV. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your electronic-registration authorization. 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.