Connecticut driver training school bonds.
From $100.
Connecticut requires a licensed drivers’ school to file a surety bond with the DMV under CGS § 14-69, protecting students if the school fails to deliver the instruction they paid for. The commissioner sets the amount — commonly $50,000 per school. Pricing is 1% of your bond amount, $100 minimum, and no credit check up to $25,000.
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How much does a Connecticut driver training school bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard drivers’-school bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the DMV. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the DMV requires, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $25,000. Above $25,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
File with the DMV
Submit the executed bond with your drivers’-school license application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed when the DMV insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the drivers’-school bond actually covers
Connecticut licenses commercial drivers’ schools through the DMV, and CGS § 14-69 conditions that license on a surety bond. The bond is a student-protection guarantee: it stands behind the school’s contracts so a student who paid for instruction isn’t left empty-handed if the school fails to perform.
The statute says the bond is held by the commissioner to satisfy any execution against the school in a cause arising from the school’s failure to perform its instruction contract. So if a student is harmed and obtains a judgment, the bond is there to pay it.
CGS § 14-69 sets the amount as “such amount as the commissioner may require” rather than a fixed figure in the statute. In practice the DMV commonly requires $50,000 per school — but confirm the amount on your DMV paperwork, since the commissioner can set it. Whatever applies, pricing is variable and starts from $100, and no credit check up to $25,000.
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 premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
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. Submit the executed bond with your drivers’-school license application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed when the DMV insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $25,000. 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 the bond amount the DMV requires — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
Start the application →Common questions.
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Drivers’-school bond, issued today.
From $100. Enter the DMV amount and file the same day.