Springfield auto dealer bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Springfield requires every licensed new and/or used motor vehicle dealer to file a $5,000 bond with the City. Ours is $100 flat, set by our carrier's rate book for this bond. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Springfield auto dealer bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
City license bonds are about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the whole process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount license bonds like this are among the bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the City of Springfield
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Springfield dealer license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Springfield licenses new and used motor vehicle dealers operating in the city, and conditions the license on a $5,000 bond. It's a consumer-and-public-protection guarantee that you'll conduct your dealership in compliance with City ordinances and deal honestly with buyers.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Springfield together with harmed buyers (the protected parties). If a dealer violates City code or harms a customer, the harmed party can recover against the bond up to $5,000.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond must stay active for the life of your dealer license, so we track it and send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out.
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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 $5,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The bond runs to December 31 whatever day you buy; the premium covers the period to that date.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, December 31, in the year your term ends.
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
File with the City of Springfield. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Springfield dealer license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $5,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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Other Missouri 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 Missouri. Each has its own statute and bond amount.
Other Missouri bonds.
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Finish your Springfield dealer license today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.