Utah body shop bonds.
$200 flat.
Utah's Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division (MVED) conditions a motor vehicle body shop license on a $20,000 bond, filed on form TC-450. Ours is $200 flat — set by our carrier's rate book, identical for every shop. No credit check. The bond is issued when you pay.
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How much does a Utah body shop bond cost?
$200 at the $20,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to licensed.
Your body shop license is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, effective date. No credit check.
Approved
Approved as soon as you apply. There is no underwriting queue.
E-sign & file with MVED
Pay online and receive the executed bond (form TC-450), ready to file with your body shop license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Utah licenses motor vehicle body shops through the State Tax Commission's Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division (MVED) under Utah Code Title 41, Chapter 3, and conditions the license on a $20,000 surety bond filed on form TC-450 — the same form used for dealers, crushers, and special equipment dealers.
The bond is a consumer-and-public-protection guarantee. The TC-450 form conditions payment against fraud, misrepresentation, failure to transfer a certificate of title, and failure to satisfy a lien — so a harmed customer or lienholder can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Body shops that handle title work correctly and keep good records treat the bond as a license formality, not a risk.
You need this bond if you're
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 $20,000 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
E-sign & file with MVED. Pay online and receive the executed bond (form TC-450), ready to file with your body shop license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $200 at the $20,000 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 underwriting fields. No credit check — submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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$200 flat, no credit check, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.