AZ public consignment auction bonds.
$1,000 flat.
A public consignment auction dealer — who runs live vehicle auctions for the public on consignment — posts a $100,000 bond with ADOT. Ours is $1,000 flat — set by our carrier’s rate book for this bond, identical for every dealer. One soft credit pull, e-signed in 1–2 business days.
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Three steps to licensed.
Your auction dealer license is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process:
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.
Reviewed & approved
Most of these clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score.
E-sign & file with ADOT
Pay online and receive the executed $100,000 bond, ready to file with your auction dealer license. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A public consignment auction dealer conducts live vehicle auctions for the public, with a licensed auctioneer accepting bids on a consignment basis. Because it serves the public, Arizona conditions the license on the full $100,000 bond under A.R.S. § 28-4362, with the public consignment auction dealer rules in A.R.S. § 28-4410.01.
The bond runs to the State of Arizona as obligee and stands behind the dealer’s statutory duties — including nonpayment of customer prepaid title, registration, or related fees and taxes, and failure to deliver a valid title free and clear of prior interests and liens to the buyers at auction.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Auction dealers who settle consignor and buyer obligations and pass clean title treat the bond as a license formality.
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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 typically issued within 1–2 business days.
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ADOT is waiting on one document.
$1,000 flat, short application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.