AL auto dismantler bonds.
$1,500 flat. Soft pull.
Alabama requires a $50,000 continuous surety bond before it licenses an automotive dismantler and parts recycler, under Code of Ala. § 40-12-398. Ours is $1,500 flat — 3% of the bond amount, identical for every licensee. One soft credit pull, e-signed in 1–2 business days.
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Three steps to licensed.
Your dismantler 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 the Department of Revenue
Pay online and receive the executed bond (Department form MVT 4-3) ready to submit with your dismantler license transmittal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
The whole pricing page.
$50,000 bond × 3% = $1,500, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Alabama treats anyone who keeps ten or more inoperable vehicles for more than thirty days as engaging in the business of an automotive dismantler and parts recycler, and licenses them through the Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division. Code of Ala. § 40-12-398 conditions that license on a $50,000 continuous surety bond.
The bond is a compliance-and-public-protection guarantee: it stands behind your handling of titles, vehicle identification, and the tax and title laws governing dismantled vehicles and recycled parts. Applicants also need an active NMVTIS registration before licensing.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The carrier can be released 60 days after filing written notice with the Department, so the bond is written to stay continuous while your license is active. Dismantlers who keep clean title records treat it as a license formality.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
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.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
Do I pay the $50,000? +
Who requires this bond? +
Am I a dismantler under Alabama law? +
Is there a credit check? +
When does it renew? +
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The Department of Revenue is waiting on one document.
$1,500 flat, five-minute application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.