IN manufactured home community bonds.
Flat 3%. Enter your amount.

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.

Required for a manufactured home community / sales lot license through the Secretary of State
Statute sets the merchandising bond at $25,000 on State Form 53966 under IC 9-32-11-2
Flat 3%, no credit pull — enter your bond amount and the premium updates
Flat 3%of your bond amount$275minimum premiumNo creditcheck to issue
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How it works

Apply to filed in one sitting.

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:

TODAY · 5 MINUTES

Apply online

Your business details, your dealer number if you have one, the bond amount, and the effective date — that is the entire application.

INSTANTLY

Issued on the spot

No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.

SAME DAY

File with the Secretary of State

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.

The whole pricing page.

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.

$25,000 bond
$750
$50,000 bond
$1,500
$75,000 bond
$2,250
About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the bond actually guarantees

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.

IC 9-32-11-2 (Secretary of State, State Form 53966)Indiana motor vehicle and manufactured home dealers license through the Secretary of State's Auto Dealer Services Division under IC 9-32 and file a vehicle merchandising bond on State Form 53966. IC 9-32-11-2 sets the bond at $25,000, made in favor of the Secretary of State, securing the dealer's compliance with dealer law and protecting purchasers, sellers, financing agencies, and government agencies from loss caused by fraud, fraudulent representation, or failure to comply with licensing law or pay required taxes and fees. Confirm the amount on your application.

You need this bond if you are

Operating a manufactured home community that sells homes and licenses as a dealer
Running a manufactured home sales lot selling three or more homes in a twelve-month period
Renewing a dealer license and your current merchandising bond is expiring or non-renewing
Adding a manufactured home line to an existing dealership that needs the bond on file

Five minutes, issued on the spot.

Submit the application with your bond amount — the executed merchandising bond is generated instantly, ready to file with the Secretary of State.

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FAQs

Common questions.

If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.

How much is the Indiana manufactured home community bond? +
The premium is a flat 3% of the bond amount, with a $275 minimum. The merchandising bond is set at $25,000 under IC 9-32-11-2, so the premium is $750 for the standard $25,000 bond. Enter your amount and the quote updates.
Do I pay the $25,000? +
No. You pay $750 — the flat 3% of the $25,000 bond. The $25,000 is the surety's maximum liability to the Secretary of State and harmed parties; it is not a deposit, and nobody holds your money.
Which form and agency is this? +
It is the Indiana Vehicle Merchandising Certificate / Bond, State Form 53966, filed with the Secretary of State's Auto Dealer Services Division under IC 9-32. The same merchandising bond covers manufactured home community and sales lot licenses.
What does the bond protect against? +
Compliance with Indiana dealer law. It 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. If the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety.
Is there a credit check? +
No — the standard $25,000 merchandising bond is issued with no credit pull. Larger bond amounts may get a quick soft-pull review, which never affects your credit score.
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Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter your amount and file with the Secretary of State the same day.

Your premium @ 3%$750
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