Utah package agency bonds.
$100 flat.
A Utah package agent — a private business selling packaged liquor under contract with the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services — posts a cash or surety bond in the penal amount of at least $1,000, payable to the department, under Utah Code 32B-2-604. Ours is $100 flat, and the price you see is the price at checkout.
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How much does a Utah package agency bond cost?
$100 at the $1,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Package agency bonds have no pricing round-trip. Here is the entire process:
Apply online
Entity type, business details, term and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
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, ready to go into the package agency application the commission reviews before you sign the agency agreement. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the package agency bond guarantees
A package agency is a retail liquor outlet run by a private business owner under contract with DABS rather than by the state itself — the model Utah uses to put packaged liquor within reach in places that will not support a state store. The department limits the network by population, and no one operates until a package agency agreement is signed with the department under Section 32B-2-605, and Utah Admin Code R82-2-301 sets out the five types of package agency DABS recognizes.
Section 32B-2-604 actually describes two different bonds, and buying the wrong one is the classic mistake. Every package agent posts a cash or surety bond in the penal amount of at least $1,000, as the department determines, payable to the department. An agent holding consignment liquor inventory owned by the state posts that bond and a separate consignment surety bond in the amount of the consignment inventory, conditioned on returning the unsold inventory when the agency agreement ends. This page is the $1,000 bond.
It is not insurance for you. The bond is conditioned on the package agent's faithful compliance with Title 32B, the rules of the commission, and the package agency agreement — a broader condition than most license bonds carry, because the agreement itself is enforceable through it. A cancellation caused by negligence can draw a $300 reinstatement fee, no part may be withdrawn while the agency is in effect or a revocation is pending, and the department may claim for money owed without first revoking the agency.
You need this bond if you are
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 $1,000 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 go into the package agency application the commission reviews before you sign the agency agreement. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $1,000 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.
Start the application →Common questions.
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Been told you need a different amount?
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Get the agency agreement signed.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.