UT 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. The application collects no credit information, and most applications approve instantly.

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Filed with DABS as part of the package agency application under Utah Code 32B-2-602

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Fixed price, fixed amount — $1,000 bond, $100, no quote process

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Conditioned on your compliance with Title 32B, commission rules and the package agency agreement

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How it works

Three steps. One sitting.

Package agency bonds have no pricing round-trip. Here is the entire process:

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Apply online

Entity type, business details, term and an effective date. That is the application — no financials, no credit section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.

RIGHT AFTER PURCHASE

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.

SAME DAY

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.

About this bond

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 licence 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.

Utah Code 32B-2-604Utah Code 32B-2-604(2) requires a package agent that owns the package agency's liquor inventory to post a cash bond or surety bond in the penal amount of at least $1,000, as the department determines, payable to the department. Subsection (1)(a) adds a second instrument for a package agent holding consignment liquor inventory owned by the state: a consignment surety bond payable to the department in the amount of the consignment inventory, conditioned under (1)(b) on the agent's return of the unsold consignment liquor inventory at the termination of the package agency agreement, plus the same at-least-$1,000 cash or surety bond. Subsection (3) requires the bond to be maintained for as long as the person operates as a package agent; (4) requires a form approved by the attorney general, conditioned on faithful compliance with Title 32B, the rules of the commission, and the package agency agreement; (5) allows a $300 reinstatement fee where a negligent cancellation occurs and bars withdrawal while the agency is in effect or a revocation is pending; and (6) allows forfeiture on revocation and a departmental claim for money owed without first revoking. The bond is listed among the application requirements at Section 32B-2-602(2)(e). Confirm with the department whether your agency also requires the consignment bond.

You need this bond if you are

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Applying to operate a Utah package agency under contract with DABS

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A resort, marina, or rural retailer adding packaged liquor sales where no state store operates

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Renewing a package agency agreement and being asked to refresh the bond on file

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Taking over an existing package agency — the agreement does not travel, and the new agent posts new security

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These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this application doesn't collect credit information.

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FAQ

Common questions.

How much is the Utah package agency bond?The premium is $100 flat — set by our carrier's rate book for this bond, the same for every package agent. The $1,000 penal amount comes from Utah Code 32B-2-604, so there is no quote process.

Do I pay the $1,000?No. You pay $100. The $1,000 is the surety's maximum liability if DABS makes a valid claim against the bond — not a deposit, and nobody holds your money.

Is this the consignment bond?No, and the difference matters. If you hold consignment liquor inventory owned by the state, Section 32B-2-604(1) requires a separate consignment surety bond in the amount of that inventory, conditioned on returning the unsold stock when the agency agreement ends — in addition to this at-least-$1,000 bond. Ask the department which of the two, or both, it wants from you.

Is there a credit check?The application collects no credit information, so most applicants approve instantly. If a check ever runs on this bond, it's a soft pull that won't affect your score.

Can the department require more than $1,000?Yes. The statute reads "at least $1,000, as the department determines," so DABS sets the figure for your agency. If your paperwork names a larger penal amount than the one on this page, send it over and we will write the bond to match.

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