Louisiana specialty vehicle dealer bonds.
$100 flat.
Looking for the Louisiana used motor vehicle dealer bond?
Louisiana conditions a used motor vehicle facility license for a specialty vehicle dealer on a $10,000 bond filed with the Louisiana Used Motor Vehicle Commission. Ours is $100 flat, issued instantly — the price you see is the checkout price. A quick soft credit check may apply, never a hard inquiry; the bond is issued when you pay.
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How much does a Louisiana specialty vehicle dealer bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to licensed.
Your used-vehicle-facility license is waiting on this bond. Here is 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 pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
E-sign & file with the Commission
Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your license application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Commission insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Louisiana licenses used motor vehicle dealers — including specialty dealers operating a used motor vehicle facility — through the Louisiana Used Motor Vehicle Commission. The license is conditioned on a surety bond, and the facility-level requirement is $10,000.
The bond is a consumer-and-public-protection guarantee: it stands behind clear title on the vehicles you sell and your compliance with Louisiana's used motor vehicle laws. If a dealer fails to deliver clear title, misapplies a buyer's money, or violates dealer law, the harmed party can recover against the bond.
The bond runs continuously. If it is canceled and not replaced within 30 days, your license to do business is revoked — so we track it and send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $10,000 filing in place.
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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 Commission. Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your license application or renewal. 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 pull. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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Other Louisiana motor vehicle dealer bonds.
Not sure this is the one your license calls for? These are the other motor vehicle dealer bonds we write in Louisiana. Each has its own statute and bond amount.
Other Louisiana bonds.
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The Used Motor Vehicle Commission is waiting on one document.
$100 flat, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.