MD motor vehicle manufacturer bonds.
Flat 3%. Enter your amount.
Before the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration issues a manufacturer or distributor license, you file a surety bond under Md. Transportation §15-205. The amount is set by how many new vehicles you transferred to dealers last year — we issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check.
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No underwriting queue for the standard manufacturer bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the MVA. Here is the whole thing:
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Your business details, the bond amount the MVA requires, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
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.
File with the MVA
Submit the executed bond with your manufacturer or distributor license application, in the form the MVA approves. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office insists.
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Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure the MVA set and the premium updates.
What it is and who needs it.
What the manufacturer bond actually covers
Maryland licenses motor vehicle manufacturers and distributors through the Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA). Under Md. Transportation §15-205, after the MVA approves your application and before it issues the license, you file a surety bond in the form and with the surety the MVA approves.
The amount is based on the number of new motor vehicles you transferred to Maryland dealers during the preceding license year. The statute’s schedule is generally $25,000 for 1–50 vehicles, $50,000 for 51–500, and $100,000 for 501 to 10,000, and a manufacturer of truck component parts files a $25,000 bond. Confirm the figure on your MVA notice — we’ll issue whatever applies.
The bond runs to the benefit of the State and protects dealers, consumers, and the public if you fail to comply with the Transportation Article. It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Coverage must stay continuous, or the license can be suspended or revoked.
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Five minutes, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the MVA set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount the MVA set and file the same day.