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Nevada motor vehicle dealer bonds.
$1,025 flat.
Also known as the Nevada auto dealer bond or car dealer bond.
Nevada requires a full-line motor vehicle dealer, rebuilder, or lessor to file a $100,000 bond with the DMV under NRS 482.345. Ours is $1,025 flat, set by our carrier's rate book — identical for every dealer. A quick soft credit check may apply; 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. A quick soft credit check may run — never a hard inquiry, no impact on your score.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. Any 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 $100,000 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
Nevada licenses motor vehicle dealers, rebuilders, and lessors through the DMV and conditions the license on a surety bond under NRS 482.345. The bond is a consumer-and-public-protection guarantee: it stands behind clear title on the vehicles you sell, your compliance with the dealer law, and the taxes and fees you owe the state.
For a full dealer, rebuilder, or lessor license the bond is $100,000. Smaller bond tiers ($10,000 or $50,000) apply to limited classifications, so confirm the figure on your DMV application if you’re not a full-line dealer — we'll price whichever amount your license requires.
It’s a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Nevada 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, you repay the surety.
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 Nevada bonds.
The DMV is waiting on one document.
$1,025 flat, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.