Arizona motor vehicle broker bonds.
$250 flat.
A licensed motor vehicle broker in Arizona — who arranges vehicle transactions without taking ownership of the vehicles — posts a $25,000 bond with ADOT. Ours is $250 flat — set by our carrier’s rate book for this bond, identical for every broker. One soft credit pull; the bond is issued when you pay.
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How much does an Arizona motor vehicle broker bond cost?
$250 at the $25,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to licensed.
Your broker license is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process:
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 ADOT
Pay online and receive the executed $25,000 bond, ready to file with your broker license. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A motor vehicle broker arranges or negotiates the sale of vehicles on behalf of a buyer or seller without taking title to the vehicles. Arizona licenses brokers through ADOT and, like wholesale-only dealers, sets a reduced $25,000 bond under A.R.S. § 28-4362.
The bond runs to the State of Arizona as obligee and stands behind the broker’s statutory duties — including the proper handling of customer funds and fees in the transactions the broker arranges, and compliance with the motor vehicle dealer and broker law.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Brokers who handle customer money cleanly and meet their disclosure duties treat the bond as a license formality, not a risk.
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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 $25,000 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 ADOT. Pay online and receive the executed $25,000 bond, ready to file with your broker license. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $250 at the $25,000 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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$250 flat, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.