Arizona public consignment auction bonds.
$1,000 flat.
A public consignment auction dealer — who runs live vehicle auctions for the public on consignment — posts a $100,000 bond with ADOT. Ours is $1,000 flat — set by our carrier’s rate book for this bond, identical for every dealer. One soft credit pull; the bond is issued when you pay.
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How much does an Arizona public consignment auction bond cost?
$1,000 at the $100,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to licensed.
Your auction dealer 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 $100,000 bond, ready to file with your auction dealer license. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A public consignment auction dealer conducts live vehicle auctions for the public, with a licensed auctioneer accepting bids on a consignment basis. Because it serves the public, Arizona conditions the license on the full $100,000 bond under A.R.S. § 28-4362, with the public consignment auction dealer rules in A.R.S. § 28-4410.01.
The bond runs to the State of Arizona as obligee and stands behind the dealer’s statutory duties — including nonpayment of customer prepaid title, registration, or related fees and taxes, and failure to deliver a valid title free and clear of prior interests and liens to the buyers at auction.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Auction dealers who settle consignor and buyer obligations and pass clean title treat the bond 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 $100,000 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 $100,000 bond, ready to file with your auction dealer license. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $1,000 at the $100,000 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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$1,000 flat, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.