DC digital dispatch service bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.
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). The premium is 1% of your bond amount, $100 minimum — enter the amount your registration requires and see your exact price at the 60-second application.
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No underwriting queue for the standard dispatch bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with DFHV. Here is the whole thing:
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Your business details, the bond amount your registration requires, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
The application collects no credit information, so most orders issue as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review, and if a check runs it's a soft pull that won't touch your score.
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 information. Confirm the exact amount and form with DFHV before you file.
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Five minutes, 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.
Five-minute application, premiums from $100. Enter the amount your registration requires and file the same day.