Connecticut marker plate issuance bonds.
$200 flat.
A Connecticut provider authorized to issue marker plates (Connecticut’s term for license plates) on the DMV’s behalf files a $20,000 marker plate issuance bond. Ours is $200 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. No credit check.
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How much does a Connecticut marker plate issuance 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 marker-plate authorization. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Connecticut calls its license plates marker plates. When the DMV authorizes a dealer or third-party provider to issue marker plates as part of electronic registration, it requires a $20,000 marker plate issuance bond standing behind that responsibility.
The bond is a state-and-public-protection guarantee: it backs your proper handling and issuance of state-owned marker plates and the inventory and records that go with them. If plates are issued improperly, misused, or unaccounted for, the State of Connecticut can recover against the bond.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Connecticut through the DMV (the obligee). 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 marker-plate 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.