CT limited repairer bonds.
$300 flat. Five minutes.
A Connecticut limited repairer files a $10,000 bond with the DMV on form K-158 as a condition of the license. Ours is $300 flat — 3% of the bond amount, identical for everyone, with no credit check on this bond.
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Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details, the mailing address for your wet-ink bond, and an effective date. No financials, no credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
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
This bond is filed on a wet-ink original (form K-158), so we mail the executed bond to the address you give. An e-copy is emailed for your records.
The whole pricing page.
$10,000 bond × 3% = $300, 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
A Connecticut limited repairer performs a restricted scope of motor vehicle repair — typically work like glass, upholstery, or a single specialty — under a DMV license. The license is conditioned on a $10,000 surety bond, filed on the DMV’s repairer bond form K-158.
The bond is a consumer-protection guarantee: it is conditioned on the repairer complying with the state and federal laws governing the repair business. If a repairer violates those laws and a customer is harmed, the customer can recover against the bond.
One honest note: Connecticut reorganized its repairer-bond statute recently — Public Act 23-40 amended C.G.S. 14-52 and moved the limited repairer bond provisions, effective in 2024. The DMV still issues a limited repair license and collects the $10,000 bond on form K-158. Confirm the current requirement on your DMV application, and if anything has changed we will issue to match.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields, including the mailing address for your wet-ink bond — no credit check section, because this bond does not have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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$300 flat, five-minute application, e-copy emailed and wet-ink bond mailed. Free until issued.