Utah tavern bonds.
$100 flat.
Utah’s Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services (DABS) requires a tavern (on-premise beer retailer) to file a $5,000 compliance bond with its license. Ours is simply $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price — and no credit check.
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How much does a Utah tavern bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Liquor compliance bonds are simple. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Compliance bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with DABS
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your DABS tavern license application or renewal. Wet-ink original on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A Utah tavern license authorizes on-premise retail sale of beer (5% ABV or less) for consumption at the licensed premises. It is a retail license under Title 32B, issued by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services (DABS), and must be backed by a $5,000 compliance bond.
The bond is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety, and the State of Utah through DABS (the obligee). It guarantees you follow the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act and DABS rules and pay the taxes and fees you owe — if you don’t, the state can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. For a tavern that follows the rules and pays on time, the bond is a license formality, not a risk.
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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 arrives by email, ready to file with your DABS tavern license application or renewal. Wet-ink original 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.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.