Colorado salesperson bonds.
$100 flat.
Colorado requires every licensed motor vehicle or powersports salesperson to file a $15,000 bond with the Auto Industry Division. Ours is $100 flat, set by our carrier's rate book for this specific bond — the price you see is the checkout price. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Colorado salesperson bond cost?
$100 at the $15,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Auto Industry Division
Your executed bond (form DR 2831) arrives by email, ready to file with your salesperson license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Colorado licenses motor vehicle and powersports salespeople through the Department of Revenue's Auto Industry Division and the Motor Vehicle Dealer Board. Before a salesperson license issues, the applicant must file a $15,000 surety bond (or an equivalent deposit) approved as to form by the attorney general.
The bond is a consumer-protection guarantee: it is a three-party arrangement between you (the principal), the surety, and the state and harmed buyers as the protected parties. If a salesperson violates Colorado’s vehicle sales laws and a buyer is harmed, the buyer can recover against the bond.
It is separate from the dealer's $50,000 bond. The salesperson bond covers you individually; the dealership carries its own bond. The surety's aggregate liability for any one license year is capped at $15,000 — and if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety.
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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 $15,000 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
File with the Auto Industry Division. Your executed bond (form DR 2831) arrives by email, ready to file with your salesperson license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $15,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.