MD records requestor bonds.
$450. Five minutes.
When you request direct access to Maryland driver and vehicle records — for an automated record-services or license-monitoring account — the MVA conditions that access on a surety bond filed on form DR-082. The $15,000 tier is the largest of the three; ours is $450 flat, which is 3% of the bond amount.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Records-access bonds are about as simple as surety gets. Here's the whole process:
Apply online
Business details, your MVA subscriber number, trade name, and an effective date. That is the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount license bonds like this are among the thousands that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the MVA
Your executed DR-082 bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your records-access or license-monitoring account. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$15,000 bond × 3% = $450, 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
Maryland tightly controls who can pull driver and vehicle records in bulk. Companies that obtain a direct-access or license-monitoring account with the Motor Vehicle Administration — insurers, employers running fleet checks, monitoring services — file a surety bond on form DR-082 as a condition of that access.
The bond is a compliance-and-protection guarantee. It stands behind your lawful, permitted use of the records you receive under the federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act and Maryland's record-disclosure rules. If you misuse records or breach the terms of your MVA account and someone is harmed, the bond is available to make them whole.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Maryland (the obligee). If the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety — it is not insurance for you. The $15,000 figure is the largest of the three DR-082 tiers; the MVA tells you which tier applies to your account.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — including your MVA subscriber number — and 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.
How much is the $15,000 records requestor bond? +
Do I pay the $15,000? +
Which DR-082 tier do I need — $3,000, $6,000, or $15,000? +
Is there a credit check? +
When does it renew? +
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Keep your MVA records access current today.
$450 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.