Minnesota deputy registrar bonds.
From $100.
A privately operated deputy registrar of motor vehicles in Minnesota must give a continuous bond to the state — covering the taxes and fees it collects — conditioned on the faithful discharge of its duties under Minn. Stat. 168.33. The statutory minimum is $10,000, more if the registrar requires. Pricing starts from $100.
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How much does a Minnesota deputy registrar bond cost?
0.35% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard deputy registrar bond — enter your amount, pay, and file. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your details, the office, the bond amount required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $100,000.
File with Driver and Vehicle Services
Submit the executed bond to the registrar (Driver and Vehicle Services) as a condition of your deputy registrar appointment. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the deputy registrar bond covers
The commissioner of public safety is the registrar of vehicles for Minnesota, and appoints deputy registrars — many privately operated — to handle vehicle registration, titling, and tab renewals for the public under Minn. Stat. 168.33. A deputy collects state taxes and fees on the commissioner’s behalf.
If a deputy registrar is not an officer or employee of a county or city, the deputy must give a continuous bond to the state in the sum of $10,000, or a larger sum the registrar requires, conditioned on the faithful discharge of the deputy’s duties — chiefly, remitting the taxes and fees it collects.
The bond stands behind the public money you handle. If a deputy fails to remit or otherwise breaches its duties, the state can recover against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. A deputy who is also a driver’s license agent must carry a separate bond for that role. We issue the amount the registrar set, pricing from $100, with no credit check up to $100,000 in the application.
You need this bond if you are
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 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.
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. Submit the executed bond to the registrar (Driver and Vehicle Services) as a condition of your deputy registrar appointment. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is 0.35% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $100,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the registrar set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with Driver and Vehicle Services.
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Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the registrar set and file the same day.