North Dakota — Third Party CDL Testing Bond
North Dakota's April 2026 testing-program application calls for an attached $5,000 surety bond. Match the entity applying for program approval, not just an individual examiner's name. NDDOT calls the organization a Third Party Program and its certified employee a Third Party Tester.
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- Recorded state
- North Dakota
- Bond type
- CDL Third-Party Tester Bond
- Category
- Vehicles, titles & transportation
What this bond does
Provide the security required with the entity's NDDOT CDL third-party testing-program application.
- Who needs it
- The entity applying to operate an authorized CDL testing program in North Dakota. Its individual tester employees apply separately for their own testing certificates.
- Who it protects
- NDDOT identifies 49 CFR 383.75 as governing its oversight of the program. That provision requires State-determined security for re-testing after a tester or its examiners engage in CDL skills-testing fraud, with a government-entity tester exception. Match the program's actual status and full NDDOT-accepted undertaking.
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
- NDDOT — CDL Third Party Testing (opens in a new tab)Checked October 27, 2026
- NDDOT SFN 61561 (April 2026) — testing program application (opens in a new tab)Checked October 27, 2026
- NDDOT SFN 61560 (April 2026) — individual tester application (opens in a new tab)Checked October 27, 2026
- 49 CFR 383.75 — third-party CDL testing (opens in a new tab)Checked October 27, 2026
Have these ready
- Use the applicant entity and administrative office from SFN 61561.
- Match the current $5,000 attachment requirement and full NDDOT-accepted condition for the actual program.
- Prepare testing locations, a map, road route, vehicle classes and the authorized official's details.
- Coordinate each employee's separate SFN 61560 application, qualifications and background-check attachments.
- Confirm actual effective dates, execution, continuation and NDDOT filing instructions.
Questions about this bond
Does North Dakota use Third Party Tester to mean the testing company?
NDDOT calls the entity the Third Party Program and its certified employee a Third Party Tester. SFN 61561 is the entity application; SFN 61560 is the individual's application.
Does a driver-instructor credential replace the tester application?
No. The individual SFN 61560 has separate qualifications and states that its applicant is not an instructor in a licensed or approved driver-education program. Have NDDOT determine eligibility for the actual role.
What follows Purchase Now?
Propeller's North Dakota Third Party CDL Testing application opens in a new tab. Match the program entity, full accepted condition, required sum and actual dates, then complete execution and submit as NDDOT directs. Payment does not approve the program, employee tester or routes.