Indiana partial service branch bonds.
$100 flat.
Indiana lets approved businesses run a partial service license branch — handling BMV tasks like vehicle registration, renewals, and title services. The BMV Commission conditions that authority on a $10,000 bond under IC 9-14.1. Ours is $100 flat, set by our carrier for this bond.
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How much does an Indiana partial service branch bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
License branch bonds are simple. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount license bonds like this are among the thousands that issue right after purchase.
File with the BMV Commission
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your partial service license branch application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Indiana's Bureau of Motor Vehicles Commission can authorize a business to operate a partial service license branch — sharing in BMV functions like vehicle registration, renewals, and certain title services. The authority is governed by IC 9-14.1 (the license branch statute).
The bond indemnifies the BMV for any breach of the laws, regulations, or rules governing how you operate the branch. It is a financial guarantee that you will handle the BMV's transactions, fees, and records correctly — a three-party arrangement among you (the principal), the surety, and the State of Indiana (the obligee).
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. A current $10,000 bond must stay on file as a condition of your branch authority, so we track it and notify you ahead of expiration.
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 $10,000 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.
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 BMV Commission. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your partial service license branch application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $10,000 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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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.