UT motor vehicle dealer bonds.
$750 flat.
Utah requires most licensed new and used motor vehicle dealers to file a $75,000 bond with the Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division. Ours is $750 flat — the price you see is the checkout price, identical for every dealer. A quick soft credit check may apply, e-signed in 1–2 business days.
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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.
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 MVED
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
Utah licenses motor vehicle dealers through the State Tax Commission's Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division (MVED), and conditions the license on a surety bond under Utah Code 41-3-205. The bond is a consumer-and-public-protection guarantee: it stands behind clear title on the vehicles you sell and your compliance with Utah's motor vehicle business laws.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the State of Utah 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 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.
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 typically issued within 1–2 business days.
Start the application →Common questions.
Other Utah bonds.
MVED is waiting on one document.
$750 flat, short application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.