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Oregon motor vehicle dealer bonds.
$400 flat.
Also known as the Oregon auto dealer bond or car dealer bond.
Oregon requires every applicant for a vehicle dealer certificate to file a $50,000 bond with DMV. Ours is $400 flat — issued instantly, the same price 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 certificate 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. A quick soft credit check may run — 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 DMV
Pay online and receive the executed bond (DMV form 735-370B) ready to file with your dealer certificate application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever DMV insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Oregon licenses vehicle dealers through the DMV Business Licensing Section, and conditions the certificate on a $50,000 surety bond under ORS 822.020. The bond is a consumer-and-public-protection guarantee: it stands behind clear title on the vehicles you sell and your compliance with Oregon's vehicle code.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the State of Oregon together with harmed buyers (the protected parties). Under ORS 822.030, if a dealer commits fraud, fails to deliver clear title, or otherwise violates the vehicle code, a person injured can bring an action against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. 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 Oregon 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 Oregon. Each has its own statute and bond amount.
Other Oregon bonds.
DMV is waiting on one document.
$400 flat, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.