ID vehicle & vessel dealer bonds.
$600 flat. Soft pull.
Idaho requires a licensed retail vehicle or vessel dealer to file a $20,000 bond with the Transportation Department. Ours is $600 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, 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 Transportation Department
Pay online and receive the executed bond (form ITD 3170) ready to file with your dealer license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
The whole pricing page.
$20,000 bond × 3% = $600, 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
Idaho licenses vehicle and vessel dealers through the Transportation Department under Idaho Code Title 49, Chapter 16, and conditions a retail dealer license on a $20,000 surety bond. The bond is a consumer-and-public-protection guarantee: it stands behind your compliance with Idaho's motor vehicle dealer laws.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Idaho 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.
The amount depends on what you sell. A retail dealer files $20,000. Wholesale-only dealers file a higher amount, and dealers selling only motorcycles, ATVs, UTVs, or snowmobiles file $10,000 — we write that powersports bond too. If the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety.
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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 $20,000? +
Who requires this bond? +
What if I only sell motorcycles or ATVs? +
Is there a credit check? +
When does it renew? +
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The Transportation Department is waiting on one document.
$600 flat, five-minute application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.