DC Digital Dispatch Service Bond

A DC digital dispatch service bond is required from all taxi and black car dispatch operators that wish to do business in the District. Per the Department of of For-Hire Vehicles (DFHV), "A surety bond is only required for a DDS with both booking and payment services: DDS for Taxicab; An original surety bond of one-hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) payable to the D.C. Treasurer and effective during DDS licensing period and for one (1) year thereafter. The bond must be issued using the [approved] form. DDS for Black Cars and Private Sedans; An original surety bond of two-hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) payable to the D.C. Treasurer and effective during the licensing period and for one (1) year thereafter. One bond may be provided for multiple classes of service; e.g., if the DDS dispatches both taxicabs and private sedans, it may provide one bond of $350,000 rather than two separate bonds."

The surety obligation is a compliance guarantee of DC Title 31, however there are some specific requirements of for-hire operators which can create a problem for both the operator and the surety. Applicants should carefully review the statutory requirements and administrative codes that regulate the DDS business in the District.

Washington DC surety bond leader, Surety One, Inc. is a specialist in the bonding needs of taxi and limousine dispatch services. We offer both surety and fidelity bonds needed by these professionals in states where they are required. Questions about this license bond? Call us at (800) 373-2804, email us at Underwriting@SuretyOne.com or click here for live chat. An digital dispatch service bond is quick, easy and quoted same-day.

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