WA bonded title bonds.
From $100.
When you can't prove you own a vehicle, Washington lets you get a bonded title — file a surety bond under RCW 46.12.680 and the Department of Licensing issues the title. Pricing starts from $100; your exact price appears at the application, and the amount is one and a half times the vehicle's value.
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Apply to bonded title in one sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard title bond — enter your amount, pay, and take the executed bond to the Department of Licensing. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your details, the vehicle, and the bond amount (1.5× the vehicle's value) — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
The application collects no credit information at the standard amount, and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. It won't affect your score.
File for your bonded title
Take the executed bond (Vehicle Ownership Bond, form 420054), your value documentation, and the title application to a vehicle licensing office. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bonded title actually does
When you buy or inherit a vehicle and your proof of ownership is missing or insufficient, Washington lets you establish ownership with a bonded title under RCW 46.12.680. You post a surety bond, the Department of Licensing issues a certificate of title in your name, and the bond protects anyone who later proves a superior claim to the vehicle.
The bond amount is one and a half times the vehicle's value. You establish value with the Department of Licensing's automated value system, a published guide like KBB or NADA, or a written appraisal from a licensed dealer or appraisal company on letterhead.
If a previous owner, secured party, or later purchaser proves a superior claim and is harmed, they can recover against the bond — including reasonable attorneys' fees — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. The bond runs a three-year term, after which a clean title issues if no valid claim was made.
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One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with your bond amount (1.5× the vehicle's value) — the executed title bond is generated instantly, ready to take to a licensing office.
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Bonded title, issued today.
Pricing from $100. Enter your amount and take it to a licensing office the same day.