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Louisiana new motor vehicle dealer bonds.
$225 flat.
Also known as the Louisiana auto dealer bond or car dealer bond.
Louisiana requires every licensed new motor vehicle dealer to file a $20,000 bond with the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission. Ours is $225 flat — set by our carrier's rate book for this bond, identical for every dealer. A quick soft credit check may apply — never a hard inquiry — and 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 check.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. Any credit check on this bond is a soft pull — never a hard inquiry, no impact on 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 or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Commission insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Louisiana licenses new motor vehicle dealers through the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission, and conditions the license on a $20,000 surety bond under La. R.S. 32:1254. The bond is a consumer-and-public-protection guarantee: it stands behind your compliance with Louisiana's motor vehicle dealer law and the customers who do business with you.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the State of Louisiana together with harmed buyers (the protected parties). If a dealer violates the dealer statute or a customer is financially harmed by a covered act, that party can recover against the bond up to $20,000.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. A copy of the current bond is required at every renewal, so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out to keep your filing continuous.
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One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit check. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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Other Louisiana 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 Louisiana. Each has its own statute and bond amount.
Other Louisiana bonds.
The Motor Vehicle Commission is waiting on one document.
$225 flat, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.