CO small trailer dealer bonds.
$275 flat. Soft pull.
Dealers who sell only small utility trailers under 2,000 pounds get a reduced $5,000 bond instead of the standard $50,000 motor vehicle dealer bond. Ours is $275 flat — the 3% rate lands at our minimum at this amount. 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 Auto Industry Division
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.
$5,000 bond × 3% = $150, below our $275 minimum, so it is $275 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
Colorado licenses motor vehicle dealers through the Department of Revenue's Auto Industry Division under Title 44, Article 20, and conditions most dealer licenses on a $50,000 surety bond. Dealers who sell only small utility trailers weighing less than 2,000 pounds qualify for a reduced $5,000 bond.
The bond is a consumer-and-public-protection guarantee: it stands behind clear title on the trailers you sell and your compliance with Colorado's motor vehicle sales laws. If you fail to deliver clear title, misapply a customer's money, or otherwise violate dealer law, a harmed buyer or the state can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Confirm on your application that your inventory qualifies for the reduced amount; if you also sell vehicles or larger trailers, the standard $50,000 bond applies instead.
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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.
Do I pay the $5,000? +
Who qualifies for the reduced $5,000 bond? +
Why is the price $275 and not 3% of $5,000? +
Is there a credit check? +
When does it renew? +
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The Auto Industry Division is waiting on one document.
$275 flat, five-minute application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.