A manufactured home community or sales lot in Indiana licenses through the Secretary of State Auto Dealer Services Division, and files a $25,000 vehicle merchandising bond (State Form 53966) under IC 9-32-11-2. We issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check — enter your amount and the premium updates.
















No underwriting queue for the standard $25,000 merchandising bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Secretary of State. Here is the whole thing:
Your business details, your dealer number if you have one, the bond amount, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
Submit the executed bond (State Form 53966) with your manufactured home community / sales lot license application to the Auto Dealer Services Division. Wet-ink original mailed whenever the office insists.
Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time per term, $275 minimum. The merchandising bond is $25,000 — enter that or the figure your license requires and the premium updates.
A business that sells manufactured homes in Indiana — including a manufactured home community or sales lot that sells at least three homes in a twelve-month period — licenses as a dealer through the Secretary of State's Auto Dealer Services Division under IC 9-32, and files a vehicle merchandising bond on State Form 53966.
The bond amount is $25,000 under IC 9-32-11-2. It is a consumer-and-public-protection guarantee: it stands behind your compliance with Indiana dealer law, and protects purchasers, sellers, financing agencies, and government agencies from loss caused by fraud, fraudulent representation, or failure to follow licensing law or pay required taxes and fees.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. A community or lot that delivers clean paperwork and follows dealer law treats the bond as a licensing formality. We issue the $25,000 (or higher, if your situation calls for it) at a flat 3% with no credit check.
Submit the application with your bond amount — the executed merchandising bond is generated instantly, ready to file with the Secretary of State.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter your amount and file with the Secretary of State the same day.