UT resort liquor license bonds.
$750 flat. Soft pull.
A Utah resort liquor license requires a $25,000 bond filed with the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services. Ours is $750 flat — 3% of the bond amount, identical for every licensee. One soft credit pull, e-signed in 1–2 business days.
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Three steps to filed.
Your DABS license packet is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, effective date. That is the application — the only extra step is 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 credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score.
E-sign & file with DABS
Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your resort liquor license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
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$25,000 bond × 3% = $750, 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) licenses retail alcohol operations under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act (Title 32B), and conditions a resort liquor license on a surety bond. The bond is a compliance-and-tax guarantee: it stands behind your faithful compliance with Title 32B and the rules and directives of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the State of Utah (the obligee). If a licensee violates the alcohol-control laws or fails to pay amounts owed, the state can recover against the bond up to the surety's limit.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond is one line item on a larger DABS packet that also includes application and license fees set by the state.
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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.
Do I pay the $25,000? +
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Is the bond the only DABS cost? +
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DABS is waiting on one document.
$750 flat, five-minute application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.