Alabama auto dismantler bonds.
$500 flat.
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 $500 flat — set by our carrier’s rate book for this bond, identical for every licensee. One soft credit pull; the bond is issued when you pay.
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How much does an Alabama auto dismantler bond cost?
$500 at the $50,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
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.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
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.
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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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $50,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
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.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $500 at the $50,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
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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$500 flat, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.