VA Class A driver training school bonds.
$1,000 flat.
A Class A driver training school — one that trains commercial drivers — must file a $100,000 bond with the Virginia DMV under Code of Virginia § 46.2-1703. Ours is $1,000 flat, the price our carrier rate book sets for this bond, with one soft credit check — never a hard inquiry — and issuance in 1–2 business days.
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Three steps to licensed.
Your driver training school license 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 the DMV
Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your Class A driver training school license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the DMV insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Virginia licenses driver training schools through the DMV under Title 46.2, Chapter 17. A Class A license is required of schools that provide commercial motor vehicle training, and the applicant must file a $100,000 surety bond payable to the Commonwealth and conditioned to protect students' contractual rights.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Commonwealth of Virginia (the obligee), with your students as the protected parties. If a school violates Chapter 17 or harms a student through fraud or misrepresentation, the harmed student can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Schools that honor their enrollment contracts treat the bond as a license formality, not a risk.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
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.
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Other Virginia bonds.
The DMV is waiting on one document.
$1,000 flat, short application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.