Lansing vehicle-for-hire bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Lansing licenses vehicles for hire — taxicabs, limousines, shuttle buses, and the like — through the City Clerk's Office, and conditions the license on a $5,000 bond. Ours is $100 flat, set by our carrier's rate book, the same for every operator.
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How much does a Lansing vehicle-for-hire bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
A license bond is the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials for a small fixed-amount license bond like this.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Lansing City Clerk
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the City Clerk's Office alongside your vehicle-for-hire license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Lansing licenses vehicles for hire — taxicabs, limousines, shuttle buses, and similar — through the City Clerk's Office, and conditions the license on a surety bond. The bond is a public-and-passenger-protection guarantee that the operator follows the city's vehicle-for-hire ordinance.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Lansing (the obligee), with passengers and the public as the protected parties. If a licensed operator violates the ordinance and someone is harmed, the harmed party can recover against the bond.
The bond must stay active for the life of the license. Let it lapse and the license can be suspended — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $5,000 filing continuous with the City Clerk.
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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 $5,000 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 Lansing City Clerk. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the City Clerk's Office alongside your vehicle-for-hire license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $5,000 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 for a small fixed-amount license bond — submit once and most issue right away.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.