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Texas lost title (boat) bonds.
From $100.
When you can't prove ownership of a boat or outboard motor, Texas lets you get a bonded title through Texas Parks & Wildlife (TPWD). You post a surety bond, TPWD issues the title, and the bond protects anyone with a later claim. Pricing is 0.9% of the bond amount, $100 minimum; the amount is 1.5× the appraised value.
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Apply to bonded title in one sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard boat title bond — enter your amount, pay, and submit it to TPWD. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your details, the vessel or motor, and the bond amount (1.5× appraised value) — that is the application. No credit check up to $100,000.
Issued on the spot
Most bonds generate as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review — and
File with TPWD
Submit the executed bond with your TPWD bonded-title paperwork and appraisal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the department insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bonded title actually does
When you buy, inherit, or recover a boat or outboard motor and the title is missing, lost, or defective, Texas lets you establish ownership through the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) bonded-title process. You post a surety bond, TPWD issues a certificate of title in your name, and the bond protects anyone who later proves a superior claim.
The bond amount is 1.5 times the appraised value of each unit. A boat and its outboard motor are titled separately in Texas, so they're appraised and bonded separately — if the boat appraises at $8,000 you post a $12,000 bond, and a $4,000 motor needs its own $6,000 bond.
The bonded title typically runs a three-year period, giving the state or any rightful owner time to challenge it. For abandoned vessels and motors, TPWD publishes the request before a title issues. If a valid superior claim is paid, you repay the surety — it is not insurance for you. We price the amount TPWD requires from a $100 minimum, with your exact price shown at application.
You need this bond if you are
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 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The carrier issues this bond for a single three-year term; the term cannot be changed 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 TPWD. Submit the executed bond with your TPWD bonded-title paperwork and appraisal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the department insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 0.9% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $100,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with your bond amount (1.5× appraised value) — the executed title bond is generated instantly, ready to take to TPWD.
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Bonded boat title, issued today.
Pricing from $100. Enter your amount and take it to TPWD the same day.