South Carolina driver training school bonds.
$100 flat.
South Carolina requires every licensed driver training school to file a $10,000 corporate surety bond with the SCDMV before operating, under S.C. Code 56-23-40. Ours is $100 flat, issued instantly, identical for every school.
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How much does a South Carolina driver training school bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
License 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
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the SCDMV
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your driver training school license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
South Carolina licenses commercial driver training schools through the SCDMV under Title 56, Chapter 23. Before a school operates, S.C. Code 56-23-40 requires it to give the Department a $10,000 corporate surety bond, executed by the school as principal and a surety authorized to do business in the State.
The bond is conditioned on the school complying with the statutes governing its license and indemnifying any person for loss or damage suffered from retaining the school's services — including fraud or a breach of a student contract. In short, it protects students and the public if a driving school takes payment and fails to deliver, or otherwise violates Chapter 56-23.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond must stay active for the life of the license, so we track it and send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out.
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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 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 the SCDMV. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your driver training school license application. 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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File your SCDMV bond today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.