MN driver training school bonds.
$10,000 tier. $300 flat.
Minnesota licenses commercial driver training schools through the Department of Public Safety, Driver and Vehicle Services, and conditions the license on a continuous surety bond under Minn. Stat. 171.34. This is the $10,000 tier — ours is $300 flat, 3% of the bond amount. The application is five minutes with no credit check on this bond.
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Three steps. One sitting.
School bonds like this are simple. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application — no financials, no credit check section on this tier.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount license 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 school license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$10,000 bond × 3% = $300, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the school bond actually guarantees
No commercial driver training school may operate in Minnesota without a license from the Department of Public Safety, Driver and Vehicle Services. Under Minn. Stat. 171.34 and Minnesota Rules Chapter 7411, the license is conditioned on a continuous surety bond.
The bond is conditioned on the school faithfully performing all contracts and agreements with its students and complying with the driver-training statutes (Minn. Stat. 171.33–171.41) and rules. A student harmed by a breach can claim against the bond, up to its penal sum.
The required bond amount is tiered to the number of students enrolled the prior calendar year — this page covers the $10,000 tier. If your enrollment puts you in the $20,000 or $30,000 tier, use that page instead, or send us your license notice and we’ll confirm.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section on this tier.
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If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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