CT certificate of title bonds.
From $100.
When you can’t prove ownership of a vehicle, Connecticut lets you get a bonded title — file a surety bond under C.G.S. 14-176 (DMV form H-113) and the Commissioner issues the title. The premium is 0.9% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — the application collects no credit information. The DMV sets the amount at twice 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 DMV. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your details, the vehicle, and the bond amount (twice the vehicle’s value) — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
The application collects no credit information, and most bonds issue as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review — if a check ever runs, it's a soft pull that won't touch your score.
File with the DMV
Take the executed bond (form H-113) and your supporting paperwork to the Connecticut DMV to get your bonded title. 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 the paperwork is missing, lost, or defective, Connecticut lets you establish ownership with a bonded title under C.G.S. 14-176. If the Commissioner is not satisfied as to ownership or that there are no undisclosed security interests, the DMV can issue a certificate of title on the condition that you post this bond.
The bond amount is twice the value of the vehicle as determined by the Department of Motor Vehicles. The bond is filed on DMV form H-113 and protects any prior or future owner and any lienholder who is later found to have a superior claim to the vehicle.
If someone with a better claim comes forward and is harmed, they can recover against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. The bond and any accompanying deposit are held for five years, returned sooner if the vehicle is no longer registered in Connecticut and the title is surrendered, absent a pending claim.
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One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with your bond amount (twice the vehicle’s value) — the executed title bond is generated instantly, ready to take to the DMV.
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Pricing from $100. Enter your amount and take it to the DMV the same day.