Maine driver education school bonds.
$100 flat.
A Maine driver education school must file a surety bond with the Secretary of State / Bureau of Motor Vehicles before it can be licensed — $10,000 for a Class A school under 29-A M.R.S. §1354. Pricing is $100 flat, the same for every applicant. License bonds like this issue instantly.
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How much does a Maine driver education school bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here’s the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the BMV
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your driver education school license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A Maine driver education school teaches new drivers and prepares them for licensing. The Secretary of State, through the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, licenses these schools under 29-A M.R.S. §1354 and conditions the license on a surety bond standing behind the school’s obligations to its students.
The statute distinguishes by school class: a Class A driver education school files a bond of at least $10,000, and a Class B school at least $2,500. The bond is a student-protection guarantee — it backs prepaid tuition and the school’s compliance with the driver-education rules. (Schools must separately carry the required vehicle liability insurance; the surety bond is a distinct filing.)
It is a three-party guarantee, not insurance for you: if a school closes mid-program or violates the rules and a student is harmed, they can recover against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. We track the renewal and notify you 60 and 30 days out.
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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 premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
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. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your driver education school license application. 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. This is the $10,000 Class A amount; a Class B school files $2,500.
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