Michigan driver ed provider bonds.
$200. 999 or fewer students.
Michigan licenses driver education providers through the Secretary of State, with the bond sized to enrollment. A teen/adult provider with 999 or fewer students files a fixed $20,000 bond — ours is $200, the price our carrier sets for this specific bond. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Michigan driver ed provider bond cost?
$200 at the $20,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Provider license bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Provider and owner 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 Secretary of State
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your driver education provider license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Michigan licenses driver education providers through the Secretary of State, and conditions the license on a surety bond whose amount scales with enrollment. A teen/adult provider with 999 or fewer students in the calendar year posts a $20,000 bond.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Michigan (the obligee), with students, financing agencies, and governmental agencies as the protected parties. The bond is conditioned to indemnify or reimburse a student, financing agency, or governmental agency for monetary loss caused through fraud, cheating, or misrepresentation in the conduct of the provider's business.
By statute, the surety pays a claim only after a court of record enters a judgment based on fraud, cheating, or misrepresentation against the provider, and total liability never exceeds the bond. The surety can cancel only on 30 days' notice — we track it 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 $20,000 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 Secretary of State. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your driver education provider license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $200 at the $20,000 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.
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$200, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.