MD title service agent bonds.
$1,500 flat. Five minutes.
Maryland licenses motor vehicle title service agents through the Motor Vehicle Administration and conditions the license on a $50,000 bond. Ours is $1,500 flat — 3% of the bond amount, identical for every agent. The application is five minutes, no credit check on this bond.
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Three steps to licensed.
Your title service agent license is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details, owner information, and an effective date. That is the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the MVA
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the MVA Business Licensing & Consumer Services Division. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$50,000 bond × 3% = $1,500, 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
A title service agent transports vehicle titles, registrations, driver's licenses, certified records, and related documents to and from the Motor Vehicle Administration on behalf of clients. The MVA conditions the license on a $50,000 surety bond as a public-and-consumer-protection guarantee.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Maryland through the MVA (the obligee). The bond is conditioned on conducting the title service business in full compliance with the Transportation Article — if an agent mishandles documents, fees, or filings and someone is harmed, they can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Agents who handle paperwork and customer funds properly treat the bond as a license formality, not a risk.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
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If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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The MVA is waiting on one document.
$1,500 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.