North Dakota used motor vehicle dealer bonds.
$250 flat.
Also known as the North Dakota auto dealer bond or car dealer bond.
North Dakota requires every licensed motor vehicle dealer to file a $25,000 bond with the NDDOT Motor Vehicle Division. Ours is $250 — set by our carrier's rate book, identical for every dealer. A quick soft credit check may apply; the bond is issued when you pay.
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How much does a North Dakota used motor vehicle dealer bond cost?
$250 at the $25,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to licensed.
Your dealer license is waiting on this bond. Here's the whole process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, effective date. That is the application — 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 the NDDOT
Pay online and receive the executed bond (form SFN 2933) ready to file with your dealer license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
North Dakota licenses motor vehicle dealers through the NDDOT Motor Vehicle Division under N.D.C.C. ch. 39-22, and conditions the license on a $25,000 surety bond. The bond is a consumer-and-public-protection guarantee: it stands behind your compliance with the dealer-licensing law and the taxes and fees you owe the state.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the State of North Dakota together with harmed buyers (the protected parties). The bond is continuous and constitutes a new $25,000 obligation for each annual license period you are licensed.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The same $25,000 amount applies whether you are a used or new dealer. Dealers who deliver clean title and pay their taxes 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 $25,000 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
E-sign & file with the NDDOT. Pay online and receive the executed bond (form SFN 2933) ready to file with your dealer license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $250 at the $25,000 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 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 North Dakota 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 North Dakota. Each has its own statute and bond amount.
Other North Dakota bonds.
The same bond in nearby states.
Been told you need a different amount?
Price and requirements checked on the carrier’s application, . Page updated .
The NDDOT is waiting on one document.
$250, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.