Minneapolis towing bonds.
$100. Five minutes.
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 — and the application collects no credit information.
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Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are simple. Here is the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date — the application has no credit section, and there’s no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount license bonds like this issue fast — often right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
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 the application collects no credit information.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — the application collects no credit information for this bond.
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$100 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.