Utah airport lounge liquor bonds.
$100 flat.
An airport lounge liquor license in Utah comes with a $10,000 bond filed with the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services (DABS). Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price, the same for every licensee. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Utah airport lounge liquor bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details 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 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.
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.
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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 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.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 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.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.