Utah on-premise beer recreational bonds.
$100 flat.
A Utah on-premise beer retailer that is not a tavern — a golf course, bowling center, ski resort, concert venue or other recreational amenity — posts a $5,000 bond payable to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services under Utah Code 32B-6-705(4). Ours is $100 flat, and the price you see is the price at checkout.
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How much does a Utah on-premise beer recreational bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Retail license bonds are about the simplest thing in surety. Here is the entire process:
Apply online
Entity type, venue details, term 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. At most, a business day or two.
File with DABS
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email. The license expires the last day of February each year and renews by January 31, so get the bond into the packet before that window closes. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the on-premise beer bond guarantees
Utah splits the on-premise beer retailer license in two: a tavern, and everything else. To be licensed as an on-premise beer retailer that is not a tavern, Section 32B-6-703 requires you to own or operate a recreational amenity on or directly adjoining the licensed premises and keep at least 70% of total gross revenues in business directly related to that amenity. The economics of the license follow from that ratio — beer is an accessory to the venue, not the point of it.
Section 32B-6-702 defines the amenity list, and it is specific: a billiard or pool parlor, a bowling facility, a golf course, miniature golf, a golf driving range, a tennis club, a sports facility hosting professional sporting events with seating of 2,500 or more, a concert venue seating 2,500 or more, a government-owned convention center, fair facility, equestrian park, theater or concert venue, an amusement park with permanent rides on at least 50 acres, a ski resort, certain live-entertainment venues, concessions inside a State Parks or National Park Service park, a karaoke venue, or an enterprise built around a commission-approved activity.
The bond itself runs under Utah Code 32B-5-204: $5,000, payable to the department, in a form approved by the attorney general, conditioned on faithful compliance with Title 32B and commission rules, and kept in force for as long as you operate. It is not insurance for you — if the department claims and the surety pays, you repay the surety. A negligent cancellation can draw a $300 reinstatement fee, and no part of the bond may be withdrawn while the license is live or a revocation is pending.
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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 $5,000 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. The license expires the last day of February each year and renews by January 31, so get the bond into the packet before that window closes. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $5,000 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 issuing fields. No credit check.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.