Maryland authorizes ignition interlock service providers through the Motor Vehicle Administration's Ignition Interlock Program, and conditions authorization on a $10,000 bond. Ours is $300 flat — 3% of the bond amount, identical for every provider. The application is five minutes, no credit check on this bond.
















Provider bonds like this are about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Fixed-amount bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the MVA Ignition Interlock Program. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
$10,000 bond × 3% = $300, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
Maryland runs an Ignition Interlock Program through the Motor Vehicle Administration for drivers required to install an interlock device. Companies that install, calibrate, monitor, and service those devices must be authorized by the MVA — and authorization is conditioned on a $10,000 surety bond.
The bond is a performance-and-accountability guarantee: it stands behind the provider's compliance with the program's requirements for installing and servicing interlock devices. It's a three-party arrangement among you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Maryland through the MVA (the obligee).
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Providers who meet the program standards treat the bond as a condition of staying authorized. We track the filing and notify you ahead of expiration so your authorization stays continuous.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
$300 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.