NC additional-location dealer bonds.
$750 flat. Soft pull.
North Carolina requires a used-vehicle dealer to file a $50,000 bond for the main lot, plus an additional $25,000 bond for each supplemental location, under G.S. 20-288. This page is the $25,000 additional-location bond — ours is $750 flat (3% of the bond), with a soft credit pull only.
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Three steps to a licensed lot.
Your additional location is waiting on this bond. Here is the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, your dealer number, the new location, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Reviewed & approved
Most clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. The soft credit pull never affects your score.
File with the DMV
Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with the DMV License & Theft Bureau for your supplemental location.
The whole pricing page.
$25,000 bond × 3% = $750, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the additional-location bond guarantees
North Carolina licenses motor vehicle dealers through the DMV License & Theft Bureau under G.S. 20-288. A dealer files a $50,000 surety bond for the primary place of business, and an additional $25,000 bond for each supplemental location. This page is the $25,000 supplemental bond.
The bond is a consumer-protection guarantee: it protects any person harmed by the dealer’s fraud, fraudulent representation, or violation of the motor vehicle dealer laws, including the failure to deliver good title. It is filed on the DMV’s dealer surety bond form (LT-409 / VS-409).
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. If you also need the $50,000 main-lot bond, ask us and we will write both.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including your dealer number and a one-time soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
Why is this bond $25,000? +
Do I pay the $25,000? +
Do I still need the $50,000 main-lot bond? +
Is there a credit check? +
When does it renew? +
Other New York bonds.
The DMV is waiting on one document for your new lot.
$750 flat, five-minute application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.