LA recreational products dealer bonds.
$600 flat. Soft pull.

Louisiana requires every licensed recreational products dealer to file a $20,000 bond with the Motor Vehicle Commission. Ours is $600 flat — 3% of the bond amount, identical for every dealer. One soft credit pull, e-signed in 1–2 business days.

Required for your LMVC recreational products dealer license — boats, ATVs, motorcycles, RVs, trailers
Fixed amount, fixed price — $20,000 bond, $600, no quote theater
Soft credit pull only — never affects your score, and the rate stays 3% either way
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How it works

Three steps to licensed.

Your dealer license is waiting on this bond. Here’s the entire process — no broker phone tag:

TODAY · 5 MINUTES

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.

WITHIN 48 HOURS

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.

1–2 BUSINESS DAYS

E-sign & file with the LMVC

Pay online and receive the executed $20,000 bond, ready to file with your recreational products 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.

1-year term
$600
2-year term
$1,200
3-year term
$1,800
About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the bond actually guarantees

Louisiana licenses dealers of recreational products — new and unused motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, marine products (watercraft, boats, marine motors, and boat/watercraft trailers), recreational vehicles, and trailers — through the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission (LMVC), and conditions the license on a $20,000 surety bond.

It is a consumer-protection guarantee: the bond stands behind your compliance with the dealer law and the contracts you sign with buyers. Under R.S. 32:1254, before a recreational products dealer license is issued, a good and sufficient $20,000 surety bond must be delivered to the Commission — and the bond must be maintained for the license period.

It is not insurance for you — if a buyer is harmed and recovers against the bond, you repay the surety. Failure to keep the bond in force suspends the license immediately, and the license is revoked if no proof of bond is furnished within thirty days — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out.

R.S. 32:1254 (Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission)Louisiana R.S. 32:1254 requires, before any motor vehicle or recreational products dealer license is issued, a good and sufficient surety bond of $20,000 delivered to the Motor Vehicle Commission. "Recreational products" means new and unused motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, marine products, recreational vehicles, and trailers. The bond must be maintained for the license period; failure to maintain it results in immediate suspension and, if not cured within thirty days, revocation.

You need this bond if you are

Applying for an LMVC recreational products dealer license — boats, ATVs, motorcycles, RVs, or trailers
Renewing your dealer license and your current bond is expiring or non-renewing
A marine or powersports dealer adding a Louisiana location or franchise
Curing a suspension after a bond lapse that the Commission flagged

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.

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FAQs

Common questions.

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

Do I pay the $20,000? +
No. You pay $600 — the flat 3% of the bond amount. The $20,000 is the surety’s maximum liability to the state and harmed buyers; it’s not a deposit, and nobody holds your money.
Who requires this bond? +
The Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission (LMVC) requires it as a condition of a recreational products dealer license under R.S. 32:1254. No active bond, no license.
What counts as a recreational product? +
New and unused motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, marine products (watercraft, boats, marine motors, and boat or watercraft trailers), recreational vehicles, and trailers — as defined in R.S. 32:1252.
Is there a credit check? +
Yes — one soft credit pull, which never affects your score. It’s the only extra step beyond the application, and it informs approval, not price. The rate is a flat 3% either way: credit can affect whether we approve the bond, never what it costs.
When does it renew? +
Terms run 1, 2, or 3 years — your choice at purchase. The bond must be maintained for the license period; we send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out, with autopay available, so a missed email never lapses your license.
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$600 flat, five-minute application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.

Your premium @ 3%$600
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