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Texas driver-ed branch bonds.
$125 flat.
Each branch location of a Texas driver education provider must file a $5,000 surety bond with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) before it operates, under Education Code Chapter 1001. The price you see is the checkout price: $125 flat — and the original bond is mailed to you to sign and file.
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Branch bonds are simple. The only wrinkle is that TDLR wants a wet-ink original, so we mail it. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details and the exact branch name and address as licensed — that is the application. No financials, no credit check.
Pay & issue
Small fixed license bonds like this clear quickly — the bond is executed right after purchase, with the principal name matched to your branch license.
Sign & file with TDLR
The original bond is mailed to you. The Principal (you) must sign it before it is filed with TDLR for the branch location. A PDF copy is emailed the same day.
What it is and who needs it.
What the branch bond actually guarantees
Texas regulates driver education through TDLR under Education Code Chapter 1001. A licensed provider must post a $10,000 bond for its main operation, and a separate $5,000 bond for each branch location before that branch may operate — this page is the branch bond.
The bond is a student-protection guarantee. It stands behind the provider’s obligations to students at that location — principally the refund of prepaid tuition and fees if the school closes or fails to deliver the course — and compliance with the driver-education rules.
TDLR requires the bond information to match the branch license exactly: the school name, legal ownership name, and physical address. Because TDLR files the wet-ink original, we mail it to you to sign and submit. If the surety pays a student claim, you repay the surety.
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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 $5,000 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
Sign & file with TDLR. The original bond is mailed to you. The Principal (you) must sign it before it is filed with TDLR for the branch location. A PDF copy is emailed the same day.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $125 at the $5,000 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.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check. The original is mailed to you to sign and file with TDLR.
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$125 flat, no credit check, original mailed to sign and file with TDLR. Free until issued.