Louisiana new-dealer used-facility bonds.
$100 flat.
When a licensed Louisiana new motor vehicle dealer operates a used motor vehicle facility, the Motor Vehicle Commission requires a $10,000 bond on that facility. Ours is $100 flat — set by our carrier's rate book for this bond. A quick soft credit check may apply — never a hard inquiry — and the bond is issued when you pay.
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How much does a Louisiana new-dealer used-facility bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to your facility.
Your used-facility filing is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, effective date. The only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit check.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. Any credit check on this bond is a soft pull — never a hard inquiry, no impact on your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
E-sign & file with the Motor Vehicle Commission
Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file for your used motor vehicle facility. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Commission insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission licenses new motor vehicle dealers. When a new dealer also operates a used motor vehicle facility — a location handling used vehicles — the Commission requires a separate $10,000 bond on that facility, on top of the $20,000 bond on the dealer's main license.
The bond is a consumer-and-public-protection guarantee: it stands behind your compliance with Louisiana's motor vehicle dealer law at that facility. If the facility's covered conduct harms a customer or violates the statute, the harmed party can recover against the bond up to $10,000.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Failure to maintain the bond can suspend the license, so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out to keep your facility filing continuous.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $10,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
E-sign & file with the Motor Vehicle Commission. Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file for your used motor vehicle facility. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Commission insists.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $10,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit check. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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$100 flat, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.