District of Columbia digital dispatch service bonds.
From $100.
A District digital dispatch service (DDS), the company dispatching taxis, sedans or private vehicles for hire, posts a surety bond payable to the D.C. Treasurer when it registers with the Department of For-Hire Vehicles (DFHV). Your registration sets the amount. The premium is 1% of your bond amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does a District of Columbia digital dispatch service 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 dispatch bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with DFHV. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount your registration requires, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $10,000. Above $10,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
File with DFHV
Submit the executed bond, payable to the D.C. Treasurer, with your digital dispatch service registration. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the dispatch bond actually covers
The District regulates vehicle-for-hire dispatching through the Department of For-Hire Vehicles (DFHV). A digital dispatch service (DDS) — the app or company that connects passengers with taxis, sedans, or private vehicles — registers with DFHV and posts a surety bond payable to the D.C. Treasurer as part of that registration.
The bond stands behind the dispatch service’s compliance with the District’s for-hire vehicle laws and obligations to the District. The amount depends on the service: a DDS dispatching a single vehicle type often posts $100,000, while a service dispatching both taxicabs and private sedans may post a larger combined bond (commonly cited around $350,000).
The bond typically runs for the registration period and a period after it ends. Because the amount tracks what your registration requires, enter that figure and we issue the bond from $100, with the application collecting no credit check up to $10,000. Confirm the exact amount and form with DFHV before you file.
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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 DFHV. Submit the executed bond, payable to the D.C. Treasurer, with your digital dispatch service registration. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office 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 $10,000. 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 your required bond amount — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with DFHV.
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Dispatch service bond, issued today.
Premiums from $100. Enter the amount your registration requires and file the same day.