CO motor vehicle dealer bonds.
$400 flat.
Colorado requires every licensed motor vehicle dealer to file a $50,000 bond with the Auto Industry Division. Ours is $400 flat — set by our carrier's rate book, identical for every dealer. One soft credit check, 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 only — never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
E-sign & file with the Auto Industry Division
Pay online and receive the executed bond (form DR 2830) ready to file with your dealer license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Colorado licenses motor vehicle dealers through the Department of Revenue's Auto Industry Division, and conditions the license on a $50,000 surety bond. The bond is a consumer-and-public-protection guarantee: it stands behind clear title on the vehicles you sell and your compliance with Colorado's motor vehicle sales laws.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the State of Colorado together with harmed buyers (the protected parties). If a dealer fails to deliver clear title, misapplies a customer's money, or otherwise violates dealer law, 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 deliver clean title and keep good records treat the bond as a license formality, not a risk.
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One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit check. Submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.
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Other Colorado bonds.
The Auto Industry Division is waiting on one document.
$400 flat, short application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.