Washington tow truck operator bonds.
$100 flat.
Washington registers tow truck operators through the Department of Licensing under RCW 46.55.030, and conditions the registration certificate on a $5,000 bond. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price — and license bonds like this issue instantly.
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How much does a Washington tow truck operator bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Department of Licensing
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your tow truck operator registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Washington requires a registered tow truck operator to hold a registration certificate from the Department of Licensing under RCW 46.55.030, the towing-and-impoundment chapter. The bond is a public-protection guarantee tied to how you handle abandoned and impounded vehicles.
The bond runs to the state of Washington, is approved by the attorney general as to form, and is conditioned that you will conduct business in conformity with chapter 46.55 RCW and compensate any person, company, or the state for failure to comply, or for fraud, negligence, or misrepresentation in handling these vehicles.
The penal sum is $5,000. Failure to maintain the bond, or cancellation of the bond by the surety, automatically cancels your registration — so it has to stay continuous. (The registration also requires liability insurance, which is separate from this bond.) We track the bond and notify you 60 and 30 days out.
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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 the Department of Licensing. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your tow truck operator registration. Wet-ink original mailed 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.