NJ used motor vehicle dealer bonds.
$300. Five minutes.
New Jersey requires every licensed motor vehicle dealer to file a $10,000 bond with the Motor Vehicle Commission. Ours is $300 flat — 3% of the bond amount, identical for every dealer. License bonds like this are the fastest thing we issue.
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Three steps to licensed.
Your dealer license is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply online
Business details, owner information, effective date. That is the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the MVC Dealer Unit
The MVC requires the original bond mailed to its Business Licensing Services Bureau, Dealer Unit — we send the executed bond ready to mail, signed by you as principal, with your dealer license application or renewal.
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$10,000 bond × 3% = $300, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
New Jersey licenses motor vehicle dealers through the Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) under N.J.S.A. 39:10-19, and conditions the license on a $10,000 surety bond. The bond is a consumer-and-public-protection guarantee: it stands behind clear title on the vehicles you sell and your compliance with New Jersey's motor vehicle sales laws.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the State of New Jersey together with harmed buyers (the protected parties). If a dealer fails to deliver clear title, misapplies a customer's deposit, 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. The MVC requires the original wet-ink bond on file; we issue it ready to sign and mail to the Dealer Unit, and keep your $10,000 filing continuous.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one. The MVC wants the wet-ink original, so we mail it ready to sign.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
Do I pay the $10,000? +
Who requires this bond? +
What does the bond guarantee? +
Is there a credit check? +
Do I need to mail an original? +
Other New York bonds.
The MVC is waiting on one document.
$300 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.