Minnesota CDL third party tester bonds.
$100 flat.
Minnesota third-party CDL skills testers file a fixed $5,000 bond with the Department of Public Safety, Driver and Vehicle Services. The premium is set by our carrier’s rate book for this bond at $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Minnesota CDL third party tester bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Tester bonds are about as simple as surety gets. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Your details, the testing program owners, and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount bonds like this are among the many that issue right after purchase.
File with Driver and Vehicle Services
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your third-party tester authorization. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the tester bond actually guarantees
Minnesota lets approved third parties administer the commercial driver license (CDL) skills test on behalf of the Department of Public Safety, Driver and Vehicle Services. A third-party tester is authorized to conduct those tests — and posts a $5,000 surety bond as a condition of that authorization.
The bond is an integrity-and-compliance guarantee. It stands behind the tester administering CDL skills tests honestly and in accordance with state and federal commercial-driver regulations. If a tester violates those duties, the state can claim against the bond, up to the $5,000 penal sum.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Testers who run their program by the book treat the bond as a formality of authorization, not a risk.
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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 Driver and Vehicle Services. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your third-party tester authorization. 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. No credit check.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.