Minneapolis towing bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Minneapolis requires a $10,000 surety bond with a tow truck license, under Chapter 259 of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances, filed with Licenses and Consumer Services. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see at checkout. No credit check.
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How much does a Minneapolis towing bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are simple. Here is the entire process:
Apply online
No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount license bonds like this issue fast — often right after purchase.
File with Licenses & Consumer Services
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the Minneapolis Division of Licenses and Consumer Services for your tow truck license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the towing bond guarantees
The City of Minneapolis licenses tow truck operators under Chapter 259 of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances, enforced by the Division of Licenses and Consumer Services within the Department of Regulatory Services. The license is conditioned on a surety bond — $10,000 for this towing / servicing class.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Minneapolis together with the public (the protected parties). The bond backs your compliance with the city’s towing rules — proper handling of towed vehicles, fees, and consumer protections — and harmed parties can recover against it.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The city sets the amount by license class; this towing / servicing bond is the $10,000 figure, which we issue at $100 flat — set by our carrier’s rate book, not a percentage — and no credit check.
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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 $10,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The bond runs to January 1 whatever day you buy; the premium covers the period to that date.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, January 1, in the year your term ends.
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 Licenses & Consumer Services. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the Minneapolis Division of Licenses and Consumer Services for your tow truck license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $10,000 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.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.