Not in Arkansas? Motor vehicle dealer bonds in other states
Arkansas motor vehicle dealer bonds.
$500 flat.
Also known as the Arkansas auto dealer bond or car dealer bond.
Arkansas requires every licensed new (franchise) motor vehicle dealer to file a $50,000 bond with the Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission. Ours is $500 flat — set by our carrier’s rate book for this bond, identical for every dealer. 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 Motor Vehicle Commission
Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your dealer license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Arkansas licenses new (franchise) motor vehicle dealers through the Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission, and conditions the license on a $50,000 surety bond. The bond is a consumer-and-public-protection guarantee: it stands behind your compliance with the Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission Act and the customers and franchises you deal with.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the State of Arkansas together with harmed parties (the protected parties). If a dealer violates the Commission Act or fails to meet an obligation the bond backs, the harmed party can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Dealers who follow the Commission Act and keep good records treat the bond as a license formality, not a risk.
You need this bond if you're
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.
Start the application →Common questions.
Other Arkansas 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 Arkansas. Each has its own statute and bond amount.
Other Arkansas bonds.
The Motor Vehicle Commission is waiting on one document.
$500 flat, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.