DC consumer goods repair bonds.
$100 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 $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price, set by our carrier's rate book for this bond. The application collects no credit information; most applications approve instantly.
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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 and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Small license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
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.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this application doesn't collect credit information.
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$100 flat, no credit review, no credit section. Free until issued.