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Alaska motor vehicle dealer bonds.
$1,000 flat.
Also known as the Alaska auto dealer bond or car dealer bond.
Alaska requires every licensed motor vehicle dealer to file a $100,000 bond with the Division of Motor Vehicles. Ours is $1,000 flat — set by our carrier's rate book, identical for every dealer, and the price you see is the checkout price. One soft credit pull; the bond is issued when you pay.
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Three steps to licensed.
Your dealer license is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, effective date. That is the application — the only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
E-sign & file with the DMV
Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your dealer license application. Alaska DMV wants the original, physical bond, which we mail to you for filing.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Alaska licenses motor vehicle dealers through the Division of Motor Vehicles, and conditions the license on a $100,000 surety bond under AS 08.66.060. The bond is a consumer-protection guarantee: it stands behind clear title on the vehicles you sell and your compliance with Alaska's dealer laws.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the State of Alaska together with harmed buyers (the protected parties). If a dealer fails to deliver clear title, misapplies a customer's money, or otherwise violates dealer law, the harmed party can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The $100,000 amount took effect September 1, 2021 (House Bill 36 raised it from $50,000); dealers who sell only motorcycles carry a reduced $25,000 bond. Dealers who deliver clean title and keep good records treat the bond as a license formality, not a risk.
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One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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Other Alaska motor vehicle dealer bonds.
Not sure this is the one your license calls for? These are the other motor vehicle dealer bonds we write in Alaska. Each has its own statute and bond amount.
Other Alaska bonds.
The DMV is waiting on one document.
$1,000 flat, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.