MN 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 review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
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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 financials, no credit section.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount bonds like this are among the many that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
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.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this bond doesn't collect credit information.
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CDL tester bond, issued today.
$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.