North Dakota trailer dealer bonds.
$100 flat.
North Dakota requires every licensed trailer dealer to file a $10,000 bond with the NDDOT Motor Vehicle Division. Ours is $100 flat — set by our carrier's rate book for this bond, the same for every dealer. The bond issues the moment you pay.
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How much does a North Dakota trailer dealer bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date, plus a quick soft credit check that never affects your score. That's the application — no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. Issued when you pay. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
File with the NDDOT
Your executed bond on form SFN 2898 and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your NDDOT dealer license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
North Dakota licenses trailer dealers through the NDDOT Motor Vehicle Division, and conditions the license on a surety bond. The bond is a consumer-and-public-protection guarantee: it stands behind your compliance with North Dakota's motor vehicle dealer laws in Title 39.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the State of North Dakota together with anyone who deals with you (the protected parties). If a dealer fails to deliver clear title, mishandles 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.
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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 $10,000 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
File with the NDDOT. Your executed bond on form SFN 2898 and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your NDDOT dealer license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $10,000 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 issuing fields, including a quick soft credit check that never affects your score.
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$100 flat, short application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.