AR motor vehicle dealer bonds.
$1,500 flat. Soft pull.
Arkansas requires every licensed new (franchise) motor vehicle dealer to file a $50,000 bond with the Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission. Ours is $1,500 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 dealer 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.
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 the Motor Vehicle Commission
Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your dealer license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
The whole pricing page.
$50,000 bond × 3% = $1,500, 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
Arkansas licenses new (franchise) motor vehicle dealers through the Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission, and conditions the license on a $50,000 surety bond. The bond is a consumer-and-public-protection guarantee: it stands behind your compliance with the Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission Act and the customers and franchises you deal with.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the State of Arkansas together with harmed parties (the protected parties). If a dealer violates the Commission Act or fails to meet an obligation the bond backs, the harmed party can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Dealers who follow the Commission Act and keep good records treat the bond as a license formality, not a risk.
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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.
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The Motor Vehicle Commission is waiting on one document.
$1,500 flat, five-minute application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.