Bordentown dealer bonds.
From $100.
Also known as the New Jersey auto dealer bond or car dealer bond.
The Township of Bordentown conditions its local motor vehicle dealer license on a surety bond, separate from the state dealer license. Pricing is 1% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum — a quick soft credit check may apply, never a hard inquiry, no impact on your score. Your exact price appears at the application.
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How much does a Bordentown dealer bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps to licensed.
Your township dealer license is waiting on this bond. Here is the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, the bond amount the township set, and the effective date. The only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit check.
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 Bordentown
Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your Township of Bordentown dealer license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the township insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A motor vehicle dealer bond is a consumer-and-public-protection guarantee. It stands behind clear title on the vehicles you sell and your compliance with the rules that govern dealer conduct — and the Township of Bordentown requires its own local bond as a condition of licensing a dealer location in town.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Township of Bordentown together with harmed buyers (the protected parties). If a dealer fails to deliver clear title, misapplies a buyer’s money, or otherwise violates dealer law, the harmed party 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. We issue the township’s amount at 1% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum, confirmed via one soft pull that never affects your score.
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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 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
E-sign & file with Bordentown. Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your Township of Bordentown dealer license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the township insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not 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 check. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
Start the application →Common questions.
Other New Jersey 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 New Jersey. Each has its own statute and bond amount.
Other New Jersey bonds.
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The township is waiting on one document.
From $100, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.