Montana motorcycle dealer bonds.
$150 flat.
A Montana dealer restricted to motorcycles and quadricycles files a reduced $15,000 bond instead of the full $50,000 — MCA 61-4-101 sets the lower amount for this license type. Ours is $150 flat — the price you see is the checkout price — with a quick soft credit check that may apply, never a hard inquiry.
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How much does a Montana motorcycle dealer bond cost?
$150 at the $15,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to licensed.
Your dealer license is waiting on this bond. Here is the entire process — no broker phone tag:
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.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. Any credit check on this bond is a soft pull that never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
E-sign & file with the Motor Vehicle Division
Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your dealer license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Montana licenses motor vehicle dealers through the Department of Justice Motor Vehicle Division under MCA 61-4-101. The default dealer bond is $50,000 — but the statute sets a reduced $15,000 bond for an applicant whose business is restricted to selling motorcycles and quadricycles.
The bond is a consumer-and-public-protection guarantee: it stands behind your compliance with Montana motor vehicle sales law, including delivering clear title and handling buyers’ money honestly. If you fail to and a buyer is harmed, they can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you. If the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Dealers who deliver clean title and keep good records treat the bond as a license formality, not a risk — and at the restricted amount, the premium is just $150.
You need this bond if you are
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 $15,000 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 Motor Vehicle Division. Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your dealer license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $150 at the $15,000 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.
Start the application →Common questions.
Other Montana 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 Montana. Each has its own statute and bond amount.
Other Montana bonds.
Been told you need a different amount?
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The Motor Vehicle Division is waiting on one document.
$150 flat, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.