Illinois mileage tax bonds.
$50 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. Our carrier’s rate book sets this bond at $50 flat, issued instantly — the price you see is the checkout price, and no credit check.
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How much does an Illinois mileage tax bond cost?
$50 at the $500 amount, the same for every applicant.
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 check.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount bonds like this are among the thousands that issue right after purchase.
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.
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. This fixed $500 bond prices at $50 flat, and no credit check.
You need this bond if you are
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 $500 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The term is set on the carrier’s application; the premium covers the period shown there.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, June 30, in the year your term ends.
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 the Secretary of State. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your mileage-plate registration. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $50 at the $500 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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Mileage tax bond, issued today.
$50 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.