Utah single event permit bonds.
$100 flat.
Utah's single event permit is what lets a qualifying organization sell or furnish liquor at a convention, civic or community event — and the permit is conditioned on a $1,000 bond payable to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services under Utah Code 32B-9-304(3). Ours is $100 flat, and the price you see is the price at checkout.
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How much does a Utah single event permit bond cost?
$100 at the $1,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Event permit bonds have no pricing round-trip — and the clock on your event does not wait. Here is the entire process:
Apply online
Entity type, organization details, term and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Event permit bonds are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, a business day or two — which is why we tell organizers to buy the bond before the 15-day filing window closes.
File with DABS
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to go in with the permit application, your local consent, and any jurisdiction permits. DABS will not process an application received fewer than seven business days before the event.
What it is and who needs it.
What the single event permit bond guarantees
Utah does not hand event liquor rights to anyone with a venue. Under Section 32B-9-303, the DABS director may issue a single event permit only to a bona fide partnership, corporation, limited liability company, religious organization, political organization, incorporated association, a recognized subordinate lodge or local unit of one of those, a state agency, or a political subdivision — and only where the applicant is conducting a convention, civic, or community enterprise. The entity must have existed as a bona fide entity for at least one year before it applies.
The permit comes in two lengths — a 72-hour permit and a 120-hour permit — and the annual cap depends on which you pick: four permits in a calendar year if any one of them is a 120-hour permit, or up to 24 permits in a calendar year if every one is a 72-hour permit. That is the choice most organizers get wrong: a single long weekend on the 120-hour permit spends a quarter of your yearly allotment.
The bond itself runs under Section 32B-9-203: posted in the amount this chapter specifies for the permit type, payable to the department, in a form approved by the attorney general, conditioned on the permittee's faithful compliance with Title 32B and the rules of the commission, and maintained for as long as the permit is in effect. It is not insurance for you — no part may be withdrawn during the permit period, it may be forfeited if the permit is revoked, and the department may claim for money owed without first revoking. A revocation also bars you from a single event or temporary beer event permit for three years.
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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 $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 in with the permit application, your local consent, and any jurisdiction permits. DABS will not process an application received fewer than seven business days before the event.
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.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.