IL temporary apportionment bonds.
$300. Five minutes.
A 45-Day Temporary Apportionment Authorization Permit lets an IRP carrier operate apportioned for up to 45 days while the permanent credential is processed. The Illinois Secretary of State conditions that temporary permit on a $10,000 bond — ours is $300 flat, which is 3% of the bond amount.
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Three steps. One sitting.
A temporary permit is time-sensitive — here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. No financials, no credit check section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount license bonds like this are among the thousands that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the permit
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to present at the Secretary of State facility or wire service issuing your permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$10,000 bond × 3% = $300, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Illinois belongs to the International Registration Plan (IRP), which lets interstate trucks register apportioned across member jurisdictions. When a carrier needs to run before the permanent apportioned credential is in hand, the Secretary of State can issue a 45-day temporary authorization permit — and conditions it on a $10,000 bond.
The bond is a financial-responsibility guarantee to the State of Illinois. It stands behind the carrier's obligations tied to operating on the temporary permit — including the apportioned fees and taxes owed for that operation. You (the principal) and the surety are the bonded parties; the state is the obligee.
It is not insurance for you. If the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Carriers who file and pay on time treat the bond as a permit formality, and we keep your $10,000 filing continuous for the life of the term.
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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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Your temporary permit is waiting on one document.
$300 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.