Detroit used auto parts bonds.
$100. Five minutes.
The City of Detroit licenses dealers in used auto parts and requires a $1,000 surety bond with the parts-only license — the tier without wrecking or dismantling. Ours is $100 flat, the price our carrier's rate book sets for this bond. Five-minute application.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Municipal license bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, and the application collects no credit information.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount municipal bonds like this issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the City of Detroit
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Detroit as part of your used-auto-parts license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A used-auto-parts dealer bond is a compliance and consumer-protection guarantee to the City of Detroit. Selling used parts is tied to title, parts-tracing, and theft-prevention rules — the City wants a financial backstop that you'll keep proper records and operate within its ordinances.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Detroit (the obligee). If you violate the City's used-parts ordinance or harm the public in connection with the licensed activity, a claim can be made against the bond up to $1,000.
The bond must stay active while you're licensed. Let it lapse and the City can suspend your dealer license — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $1,000 filing continuous.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this bond doesn't have one.
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If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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License your Detroit used-parts shop today.
$100 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.