DC consumer goods repair bonds.
$275. Five minutes.
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 $275 flat — the floor on a bond this size, since 3% of $2,000 is well below our $275 minimum. 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 and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check 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.
The whole pricing page.
$2,000 bond, 3% = $60, below the $275 floor — so the price is $275 per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
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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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't 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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$275 flat, five-minute application, no credit check. Free until issued.