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.
















Your township dealer license is waiting on this bond. Here is the entire process — no broker phone tag:
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.
Most of these clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score.
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.
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.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit check. Submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.
Start the application →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.
From $100, short application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.