UT hotel liquor bonds.
$300 flat. Soft pull.
Utah conditions a hotel liquor license on a $10,000 bond filed with the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services (DABS). Ours is $300 flat — 3% of the bond amount, identical for every hotel. The single $10,000 bond covers the hotel license, its sublicenses, and its designated conveyance areas.
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Three steps to your license.
Your hotel liquor license is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Reviewed & approved
Most of these clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. The soft pull never affects your score.
E-sign & file with DABS
Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your DABS hotel liquor license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
The whole pricing page.
$10,000 bond × 3% = $300, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Utah's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services (DABS) administers liquor licensing under Title 32B, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act. A hotel liquor license lets a hotel store, sell, and serve alcohol across its licensed areas, and DABS conditions it on a $10,000 bond.
The bond is a guarantee to the state that you'll comply with Utah's alcoholic beverage laws and pay the taxes and penalties tied to the license. It runs to the benefit of the state — if you violate the Act or fail to pay what you owe, DABS can recover against the bond.
A single $10,000 bond covers the hotel license, each sublicense under it, and each designated conveyance area — you don't post a separate bond for each. It is not insurance for you: if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
How much is the Utah hotel liquor bond? +
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Does each sublicense need its own bond? +
Is there a credit check? +
When does it renew? +
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DABS is waiting on one document.
$300 flat, five-minute application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.