IL mileage tax bonds.
$275 flat. Per vehicle.
When an Illinois second-division vehicle runs on mileage weight tax (mileage plates) under Section 3-818 of the Vehicle Code, the Secretary of State requires a $500 bond per vehicle. At 3% that is $15 — below our $275 minimum — so the price is $275 flat, with no credit check.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Mileage-plate bonds are simple. Here is the whole process:
Apply online
Your business details and the vehicle — make, body style, year, and factory/engine numbers. That is the application; no financials, no credit section.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount bonds like this are among the thousands that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the Secretary of State
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your mileage-plate registration. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$500 bond × 3% = $15, below our $275 minimum — so the price is $275 flat per term, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the mileage tax bond actually covers
Illinois lets the owner of a second-division vehicle elect to pay a mileage weight tax in lieu of the flat weight tax under Section 3-818 of the Illinois Vehicle Code — the “mileage plate.” It keeps registration cost down for vehicles that run limited miles inside Illinois, with a guaranteed minimum mileage tax paid up front.
Because the tax is mileage-based and reconciled later, the Secretary of State requires a $500 surety bond per vehicle standing behind the mileage tax owed. If the owner exceeds the guaranteed mileage and does not pay the additional tax, the state can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays, you repay the surety. Owners who track their miles and settle their tax treat the bond as a registration formality. At 3% of $500 the premium is just $15, so we price it at our $275 minimum and skip the credit check entirely.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields, including the vehicle details — no credit check section, because this bond does not have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
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$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.