Tennessee defensive driving school bonds.
$100 flat.
A Tennessee defensive-driving / accident-prevention course provider must carry a continuous $7,500 bond approved by the Department of Safety. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Tennessee defensive driving school bond cost?
$100 at the $7,500 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 Department of Safety
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your course-provider application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Tennessee approves defensive-driving and accident-prevention courses — the kind drivers take to dismiss a ticket or earn an insurance discount. The Department of Safety conditions approval of a course provider on a continuous surety bond.
The bond is a compliance-and-consumer guarantee: it stands behind the provider’s honest operation of the course and its handling of the fees students pay. It is a three-party arrangement among you (the principal), the surety, and the State of Tennessee (the obligee).
The rule sets the bond at $7,500, with the surety’s aggregate liability capped at that amount no matter how many breaches occur. If the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety — providers who run a clean program treat the bond as a license formality.
You need this bond if you're
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 $7,500 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 the Department of Safety. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your course-provider application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $7,500 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.