Minnesota driver licensing agent bonds.
From $100.
An appointed driver licensing agent collects state fees and taxes for Driver and Vehicle Services (DVS), and must hold a bond securing that money. The amount is set by DVS under Minn. Stat. 171.061 and its rules; the premium is 0.5% of your bond amount, $100 minimum. No credit check up to $100,000.
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How much does a Minnesota driver licensing agent bond cost?
0.5% 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 agent bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with DVS. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount DVS required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $100,000. Larger amounts may get a quick underwriting review.
File with DVS
Submit the executed bond with your driver licensing agent appointment paperwork. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever DVS insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the agent bond actually covers
Minnesota appoints driver licensing agents to take driver’s license and ID applications and collect the related state fees and taxes for Driver and Vehicle Services. Because the agent handles public money, the appointment is conditioned on a bond that secures the fees and taxes collected.
The bond requirement sits under Minn. Stat. 171.061, which directs the commissioner to adopt rules covering, among other things, depositing funds and holding proper bonds; the specific amount comes from DVS for your appointment. If you are also a deputy registrar, the statute requires a separate bond for the agent role on top of your deputy registrar bond.
If an agent fails to remit the fees and taxes collected, the state can recover against the bond — and if the surety pays, the agent repays the surety. We issue the amount DVS set, with pricing from $100 and 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 DVS. Submit the executed bond with your driver licensing agent appointment paperwork. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever DVS insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 0.5% 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 DVS set — the executed agent bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Pricing from $100. Enter the amount DVS set and file the same day.