NV inspection station bonds.
$100. Test only.
A Nevada authorized inspection station that tests only (no on-site repairs) must file a fixed $1,000 bond with the Department of Motor Vehicles under NAC 445B.465. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. Five-minute application, and it collects no credit information.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Station bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit section.
Pay & e-sign
Small station bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the DMV
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your emissions station authorization. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Nevada's vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program runs under NRS Chapter 445B and its regulations, administered by the Department of Motor Vehicles. Before the DMV authorizes a station, NAC 445B.465 requires the applicant to file a good and sufficient $1,000 bond, approved as to form by the Attorney General.
The bond protects against violations of the emissions program: any person, including the Department, injured by the station or its employees in violation of NRS Chapters 445A, 445B, and 598 (and the related regulations) may bring an action on the bond. A test-only station performs emissions tests but does not do on-site emissions repairs.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Stations that follow the program rules treat the bond as an authorization formality, and we keep your $1,000 filing continuous.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this application doesn't collect credit information.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Authorize your test-only station today.
$100 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.