Nevada — Commercial Drivers License (CDL) Third Party Company & School Business License Bond
Nevada's CDL-049 bond is for a third-party company or school administering commercial skills tests. The required sum depends on annual applicant volume, starting at $35,000 for 0–100 applicants. Match DMV's actual company or school authorization and current form; this is not a bond for an individual student seeking a CDL.
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- Recorded state
- Nevada
- Bond type
- CDL Third-Party Tester Bond
- Category
- Vehicles, titles & transportation
What this bond does
Provide the nonexempt third-party testing company or school's required continuous security on the accepted CDL-049 condition.
- Who needs it
- A non-government third-party company or school applying to certify the driving skills of its employees or students under DMV approval. A training-school license alone does not establish approval to administer CDL skills tests.
- Who it protects
- The posted CDL-049 allows persons or entities injured by the principal's or instructors' specified fraud, fraudulent representation or NRS/NAC Chapter 483 violations to bring an action in their own name against the surety. This State condition is broader than security only for DMV's driver re-testing costs.
Your bond option
This is the option on record for this bond.
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The bond amount describes the limit of the bond obligation, not the price. A listed amount does not establish what the requesting party requires. The premium is what you pay and must be confirmed for the actual option. An E&O limit, where listed, is separate errors and omissions insurance.
Sources
- Nevada DMV CDL-049 — Third Party Company & School Business License Bond (opens in a new tab)Checked October 27, 2026
- Nevada DMV CDL-025 — company or school application and bond tiers (opens in a new tab)Checked October 27, 2026
- Nevada DMV CDL-040 — third-party certification information (opens in a new tab)Checked October 27, 2026
Have these ready
- Identify the authorized third-party testing company or school, legal/DBA names and actual applicant status.
- Give DMV the anticipated calendar-year number of applicants and confirm the required security sum.
- Use the current accepted CDL-049 protected condition, aggregate limit and effective date.
- Complete principal, surety/attorney-in-fact, seal and agent-counterexecution requirements.
- File as DMV directs and coordinate continuous security, receipt-based cancellation notice and any replacement alongside separate tester approvals.
Questions about this bond
Is the bond always $35,000?
No. The current application sets $35,000 for 0–100 applicants per calendar year, $70,000 for 101–200, $100,000 for 201–300 and $175,000 for 301 or more. It exempts government-entity testers. Confirm the sum for the actual company or school and anticipated volume with DMV.
Does this protect only the State's cost of re-testing drivers?
No. CDL-049 gives persons or entities injured by the principal's or instructors' specified fraud, fraudulent representation or Chapter 483 violations a direct action against the surety, subject to the aggregate limit and applicable claim requirements.
What follows Purchase Now?
Propeller's Nevada CDL Third Party Company & School Business License application opens in a new tab. Match the actual tester, DMV-required sum, CDL-049 condition, aggregate limit, effective date and execution. Deliver the issued undertaking as directed and complete the separate testing approvals. Payment does not certify a company, school, examiner or individual driver.

