UT airport lounge liquor bonds.
$300. Five minutes.

An airport lounge liquor license in Utah comes with a $10,000 bond filed with the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services (DABS). Ours is $300 flat — 3% of the bond amount, the same for every licensee. The application is five minutes, and license bonds like this are among the fastest things we issue.

Required for your airport lounge liquor license — filed with DABS as part of licensing
Fixed amount, fixed price — $10,000 bond, $300, no quote process
Multi-year terms available — set it once, leave it for up to 3 years
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How it works

Three steps. One sitting.

License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:

NOW · 5 MINUTES

Apply online

Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.

MINUTES, USUALLY

Pay & e-sign

License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.

SAME DAY

File with DABS

Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your airport lounge liquor license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.

The whole pricing page.

$10,000 bond × 3% = $300, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.

1-year term
$300
2-year term
$600
3-year term
$900
About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the bond actually guarantees

An airport lounge is one of Utah's retail liquor license types, regulated by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services under Title 32B, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act. The license lets a lounge in an international airport serve alcoholic beverages, and the state conditions it on a $10,000 surety bond.

It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the State of Utah (the obligee). The bond guarantees you'll faithfully comply with the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act and the rules of the Alcoholic Beverage Services Commission — including remitting any taxes and fees you owe the state.

It is not insurance for you. If the state recovers against the bond, you repay the surety. Licensees who follow the Act and stay current on what they owe treat the bond as a routine filing, not a risk — and the bond must stay active for the life of the license.

Utah Code Title 32B (DABS)Utah retail liquor licenses, including the airport lounge license, are issued by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services under Title 32B (Alcoholic Beverage Control Act). Section 32B-5-204 requires a retail licensee to post a bond payable to the department conditioned on compliance with the Act; the airport lounge bond amount is $10,000. Confirm the amount and license type on your DABS application.

You need this bond if you're

Applying for an airport lounge liquor license — filed with DABS
Renewing the license and your current bond is expiring or was non-renewed
Operating a lounge in a Utah international airport that serves alcoholic beverages
Replacing a bond a prior surety cancelled or you let lapse

Five minutes. The whole thing.

These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.

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FAQs

Common questions.

If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.

How much is the Utah airport lounge liquor bond? +
The premium is $300 — a flat 3% of the fixed $10,000 bond amount, the same for every licensee. The $10,000 is set by the license type, so there is no quote process.
Do I pay the $10,000? +
No. You pay $300. The $10,000 is the surety's maximum liability to the state if a valid claim is made against the bond — not a deposit, and nobody holds your money.
How fast will I have the bond? +
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase — many licensees finish the application and have the bond in the same sitting. At most, 1–2 business days.
Is there a credit check? +
Not on this bond — the application has no credit section at all. Small fixed-amount license bonds like this one don't need one.
When does it renew? +
The bond must stay active for as long as you hold the license. You can buy a 1, 2, or 3-year term; we send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out, with autopay available, so your license never lapses over a missed email.
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$300 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.

Your premium @ 3%$300
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