CT general repairer bonds.
$750. No credit check.
Connecticut requires every licensed motor vehicle general repairer to file a $25,000 bond with the DMV under C.G.S. 14-52. Ours is $750 flat — 3% of the bond amount, identical for every shop — with no credit check.
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Three steps to licensed.
Your repairer license is waiting on this bond. Here is the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the DMV
Your executed bond (form K-158) and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your general repairer license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$25,000 bond × 3% = $750, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Connecticut licenses auto businesses — dealers, repairers, and leasing companies — through the DMV under C.G.S. 14-52, and conditions a general repairer license on a surety bond. A general repairer is a shop authorized to perform a broad range of motor vehicle repair work.
The bond is a consumer-and-public-protection guarantee: it stands behind your honest dealing with customers and your compliance with Connecticut’s motor vehicle laws. If a repairer overcharges, performs unauthorized work, mishandles a customer’s vehicle or payment, or otherwise violates the law, the harmed party can recover against the bond. The bond is filed on DMV form K-158.
The amount is now $25,000 — Public Act 22-44 increased the repairer bond from $5,000 to $25,000 and removed the limited repairer’s license. It is a three-party arrangement among you (the principal), the surety, and the State of Connecticut (the obligee); if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn’t have one.
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If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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$750 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.