Connecticut registration issuance bonds.
From $100.
A third party that processes Connecticut registrations and titles on the DMV’s behalf needs an electronic issuance license — and surety bonds on form K-158X. Priced at 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum; enter your figure to see your exact price at the application.
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How much does a Connecticut registration issuance 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 issuance 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 required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot for most
No credit check up to $25,000, and most applicants are approved and issued the moment they pay. Above $25,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
File with the DMV
Submit the executed bond (form K-158X) with your electronic issuance license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the DMV insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the issuance bond actually covers
Connecticut lets certain third parties — fleet companies, large dealers, registration services — process registration and title transactions on the DMV’s behalf under an electronic issuance license (the program that replaced the former X-license, effective October 1, 2024). Because these agents handle plates, titles, and state fees, the DMV requires surety bonds on form K-158X.
The program uses separate bonds for separate risks: commonly a $20,000 bond for consumer loss, a $20,000 bond for plate misuse, and a $5,000 bond for registration and title fees owed to the state. Each protects the DMV and the public against a different failure by the issuance agent.
It is not insurance for you — if a valid claim is paid, you repay the surety. Tell us which bond (or bonds) your license requires and the amount, and we issue each; no credit check up to $25,000, and premiums start from $100. If you are unsure, send us the DMV requirement and we will confirm.
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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 (form K-158X) with your electronic issuance license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever 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 required — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your issuance license application.
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Premiums from $100. Enter the amount the DMV required and file the same day.