DE motor vehicle dealer bonds.
$750 flat. Soft pull.
Delaware requires a $25,000 surety bond, payable to the State, in connection with motor vehicle dealer licensing under 30 Del. C. § 3005. Ours is $750 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, your DE license number, and 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 your dealer license
Pay online and receive the executed $25,000 bond, payable to the State, ready to file in connection with your dealer license. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
The whole pricing page.
$25,000 bond × 3% = $750, 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
Delaware licenses motor vehicle dealers through the Division of Motor Vehicles, and Title 30 of the Delaware Code ties dealer licensing to a $25,000 surety bond payable to the State. The bond is a consumer-and-state-protection guarantee: it stands behind your compliance with Delaware's motor vehicle dealer laws and the taxes and fees you owe the State.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the State of Delaware together with harmed consumers (the protected parties). If a dealer's fraud, default, misrepresentation, or other wrongful act injures a buyer, the harmed party can recover against the bond — valid claims are paid up to the $25,000 face amount.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond term runs continuous or commensurate with the license period. Dealers who keep clean records treat it 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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Your dealer license is waiting on one document.
$750 flat, five-minute application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.