A Kentucky special fuels dealer receives and sells special fuels (diesel and similar) and remits the motor fuels tax to the Department of Revenue. The Department can require a bond standing behind that tax as a condition of the dealer license, under KRS 138.220 et seq. We issue the amount the Department set at a flat 3% with no credit check.
















No underwriting queue for the standard special fuels bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Department of Revenue. Here is the whole thing:
Your business details, the bond amount the Department set, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
Submit the executed bond with your special fuels dealer license. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Department insists.
Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure on your Department of Revenue notice and the premium updates.
Kentucky imposes the motor fuels tax under KRS 138.220, and the dealer who receives the gasoline or special fuel is the party who pays that tax to the State Treasurer. A special fuels dealer handles diesel and similar fuels, and the Department of Revenue administers the tax under KRS 138.210 to 138.490.
Because the dealer collects and owes the tax, the Department can require a bond, line of credit, or compensating-balance account as financial security tied to the license. When a surety bond is the chosen form, it guarantees the dealer will remit the special fuels tax it owes.
If a dealer fails to remit, the Department can recover the tax against the bond — and if the surety pays, the dealer repays the surety. The amount is set by the Department, generally in proportion to your tax liability; enter that figure and we issue at a flat 3% with no credit check.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Department set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount the Department set and file the same day.