UT tavern bonds.
$275. Five minutes.
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. Because 3% of $5,000 is below our $275 minimum, this one is simply $275 flat — and there’s no credit check.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Liquor compliance bonds are simple. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
Compliance bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
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.
The whole pricing page.
$5,000 bond × 3% = $150, below our $275 minimum — so the price is $275, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price.
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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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
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If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.