Arizona wholesale auction dealer bonds.
$175 flat.
Looking for the Arizona wholesale dealer bond?
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 $175 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 wholesale auction dealer bond cost?
$175 at the $25,000 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 $25,000 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 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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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 auction dealer license. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $175 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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Other Arizona motor vehicle dealer bonds.
Not sure this is the one your license calls for? These are the other motor vehicle dealer bonds we write in Arizona. Each has its own statute and bond amount.
Other Arizona bonds.
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ADOT is waiting on one document.
$175 flat, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.