Colorado used powersports bonds.
$400 flat.
Colorado requires every licensed used powersports vehicle dealer — ATVs, motorcycles, snowmobiles, and off-highway vehicles — to file a $50,000 bond with the Auto Industry Division. Ours is $400 flat — set by our carrier for this bond, identical for every dealer. A quick soft credit check may apply — never a hard inquiry; the bond is issued when you pay.
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How much does a Colorado used powersports bond cost?
$400 at the $50,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to licensed.
Your powersports 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 — a quick soft credit check may run as part of it, never a hard inquiry.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. Any credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
E-sign & file with the Auto Industry Division
Pay online and receive the executed bond (form DR 2830) ready to file with your powersports 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 used powersports vehicle dealers through the Department of Revenue's Auto Industry Division and Motor Vehicle Dealer Board, and conditions the license on a $50,000 surety bond. Powersports covers motorcycles, ATVs, snowmobiles, and off-highway vehicles — the bond backs clear title and lawful sales the same way it does for cars.
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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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 $50,000 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 the Auto Industry Division. Pay online and receive the executed bond (form DR 2830) ready to file with your powersports dealer license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $400 at the $50,000 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. A quick soft credit check may run as part of underwriting — never a hard inquiry. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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Other Colorado 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 Colorado. Each has its own statute and bond amount.
Other Colorado bonds.
Been told you need a different amount?
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The Auto Industry Division is waiting on one document.
$400 flat, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.