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Texas driver safety provider bonds.
$125 flat.
A Texas driving safety course provider must file a $10,000 surety bond with TDLR as a condition of its license, under Education Code §1001.209. The price you see is the checkout price: $125 flat, identical for every provider — and the original is mailed to you to sign and file.
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Provider 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 provider 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 provider license.
Sign & file with TDLR
The original bond is mailed to you. The Principal (you) must sign it before it is filed with TDLR. A PDF copy is emailed the same day.
What it is and who needs it.
What the provider bond actually guarantees
Texas regulates driving safety (defensive driving / ticket-dismissal) course providers through TDLR under Education Code Chapter 1001. A provider license is conditioned on a $10,000 surety bond, set by §1001.209 — distinct from the $10,000 main bond and $5,000 branch bonds on the driver-education side.
The bond is a student-protection guarantee. It stands behind the provider’s obligations to students — chiefly the refund of prepaid course fees if the provider fails to deliver, and compliance with the driving-safety rules and student fee requirements.
TDLR requires the bond to match the provider license, and files a wet-ink original, so we mail it to you to sign and submit. It is not insurance for you — 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 $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
Sign & file with TDLR. The original bond is mailed to you. The Principal (you) must sign it before it is filed with TDLR. A PDF copy is emailed the same day.
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. 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.