AZ wholesale auction dealer bonds.
$750 flat. Soft pull.
A wholesale motor vehicle auction dealer — providing auction services solely to licensed dealers, not the public — posts a $25,000 bond with ADOT. Ours is $750 flat, 3% of the bond amount, identical for every dealer. One soft credit pull, e-signed in 1–2 business days.
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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.
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 ADOT
Pay online and receive the executed $25,000 bond, ready to file with your auction dealer license. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
The whole pricing page.
$25,000 bond × 3% = $750, 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
A wholesale motor vehicle auction dealer provides auction services solely in wholesale transactions to licensed motor vehicle dealers, and does not buy, sell, or own the vehicles it auctions in the ordinary course of business. Because it never transacts with the public, Arizona 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 dealer’s statutory duties under the motor vehicle dealer law — including the proper handling of fees and titling obligations in the transactions it facilitates between licensed dealers.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The lower amount reflects the lower consumer-facing risk: you’re a marketplace for licensed dealers, not a seller to retail buyers.
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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.
Why is this bond $25,000, not $100,000? +
Do I pay the $25,000? +
Who requires this bond? +
What if I start auctioning to the public? +
Is there a credit check? +
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ADOT is waiting on one document.
$750 flat, five-minute application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.