Virginia weighperson bonds.
$100 flat.
A weighperson certified under the VDOT Bonded Weigh Program must be bonded to the Commonwealth for $10,000 for the faithful observance and performance of weighing duties. Our premium is $100 flat — and no credit check.
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How much does a Virginia weighperson bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Performance bonds like this are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Your details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
Submit to your District Materials Engineer
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to submit (physically or electronically) to the VDOT District Materials Engineer for your shipping source. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
VDOT's Bonded Weigh Program lets material shipping sources certify the weight of materials hauled on VDOT projects instead of using a state-staffed scale. The person doing the weighing — the weighperson — must be certified by the Department and bonded to the Commonwealth.
The bond is a faithful-performance guarantee: the weighperson is bonded to the Commonwealth in the amount of $10,000 for the faithful observance and performance of the duties of the weighperson. The District Materials Engineer verifies the bond before certifying the person to weigh.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim arising from inaccurate or dishonest weighing, you repay the surety. This is a VDOT program requirement, not a general weights-and-measures license; Virginia's public weighmaster statute (Title 3.2, Chapter 58) is a separate licensing scheme that does not itself require a surety bond.
You need this bond if you're
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 $10,000 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
Submit to your District Materials Engineer. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to submit (physically or electronically) to the VDOT District Materials Engineer for your shipping source. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $10,000 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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Get certified to weigh.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.