CT general repairer bonds.
$250 flat.
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 $250 flat — the price you see is the checkout price, identical for every shop. The application collects no credit information.
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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 fields.
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.
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.
You need this bond if you are
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this bond doesn’t have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
Other Connecticut bonds.
The DMV is waiting on one document.
$250 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.