District of Columbia consumer goods repair bonds.
$200 flat.
The District requires a consumer goods repair dealer to file a $2,000 surety bond with the Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP). Ours is $200 flat — the price you see is the checkout price, set by our carrier's rate book for this bond. No credit check. Most applications approve instantly.
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How much does a District of Columbia consumer goods repair bond cost?
$200 at the $2,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Small license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with DLCP
Your executed $2,000 bond arrives by email on the DLCP corporate surety bond form, ready to file with your repair-dealer license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The District licenses dealers who repair consumer goods — appliances, electronics, watches, and similar items — and conditions the license on a surety bond. The bond is a consumer-protection guarantee: it backs your pledge to conduct repair business honestly and in line with the District’s consumer goods repair regulations.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the District together with your customers (the protected parties). If a repair dealer violates the rules — misrepresenting a repair, mishandling a customer’s property or payment — the harmed customer can recover against the $2,000 bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Note that a dealer employing more than five repairers files a larger $5,000 bond; this page is the standard $2,000 bond. Confirm which applies on your DLCP application.
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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 $2,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The carrier issues this bond for a single two-year term; the term cannot be changed at checkout.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, October 8, in the year your term ends.
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 DLCP. Your executed $2,000 bond arrives by email on the DLCP corporate surety bond form, ready to file with your repair-dealer license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $200 at the $2,000 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. Free until issued.