Oregon driver training school bonds.
$100. For corporations.
Oregon requires a fixed $2,500 bond from every commercial driver training school as a condition of its ODOT certificate. This is the version for a school organized as a corporation — ours is $100 flat, set by our carrier's rate book for this bond. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does an Oregon driver training school bond cost?
$100 at the $2,500 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Certificate bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Certificate bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with ODOT
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your commercial driver training school certificate application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Oregon licenses commercial driver training schools through the Department of Transportation, and conditions the certificate on a $2,500 surety bond. The bond is a consumer-protection guarantee: that the school conducts business without fraud or fraudulent representation and follows the rules ODOT adopts for driver training schools.
It's a three-party arrangement: the school (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Oregon (the obligee). If a school defrauds a student or violates ODOT's school rules and a student is harmed, the harmed party can recover against the bond.
This page is the corporation form of the bond — the only difference from the individual and partnership versions is the legal entity named as principal. The amount, the price, and what the bond guarantees are identical. If you're a sole proprietor or partnership, use the matching page.
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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 $2,500 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; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
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 ODOT. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your commercial driver training school certificate application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $2,500 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.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.