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Florida salvage dealer bonds.
$275 flat.
Florida requires every licensed salvage motor vehicle dealer (SD) to file a $25,000 bond with FLHSMV. Ours is $275 — the price you see is the checkout price. A quick soft credit check may apply on this bond; it never affects your score, and the bond is issued when you pay.
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Three steps to licensed.
Your salvage 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.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. A quick soft credit check may apply — it never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
E-sign & file with FLHSMV
Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your salvage dealer license application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Florida licenses motor vehicle dealers — including salvage dealers (SD), who buy, sell, or process wrecked and salvage vehicles — through FLHSMV under Fla. Stat. 320.27. Before a license issues, the dealer must deliver a $25,000 surety bond (or an irrevocable letter of credit).
The bond is a consumer-and-public-protection guarantee: it stands behind your compliance with Florida's motor vehicle laws and your obligation to pay the taxes and fees you owe the state. If a dealer's conduct causes financial harm, the harmed party can recover against the bond.
Bonds run for the license period, and a new bond or a continuation certificate must be on file at the start of each period — let it lapse and the SD license can't stay active. It is not insurance for you: if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety, and the aggregate liability in any one year never exceeds the $25,000 face amount.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields — a quick soft credit check may apply, never a hard inquiry. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
Start the application →Common questions.
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FLHSMV is waiting on one document.
$275, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.