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Texas driver education provider bonds.
$125 flat.
Texas requires a driver education provider to file a $10,000 bond with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation before a license is issued. Ours is $125 flat — the same for every provider, set by our carrier's rate book. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details, the physical address of the driver education provider, 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 your TDLR application
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your driver education provider license application or renewal. Note: the TDLR may require the wet-ink original by mail — we send it right away.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Texas regulates driver education through the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) under Education Code Chapter 1001. Before a driver education provider license is issued, the provider must file a $10,000 corporate surety bond.
The bond conditions the provider to faithfully discharge its obligations under the driver and traffic safety education law and TDLR rules — including the handling of student tuition and fees. If the provider violates those obligations and a student or the state is harmed, the harmed party can recover against the bond.
The bond must stay in effect for as long as the provider license is active, and a continuation agreement is filed with each renewal. We track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out so the filing never lapses. It is a guarantee to students and the state — if the surety pays a 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 $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 your TDLR application. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your driver education provider license application or renewal. Note: the TDLR may require the wet-ink original by mail — we send it right away.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $125 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.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check. Use the physical address where the provider is located.
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$125 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.