OH remanufactured dealer bonds.
$1,000 flat.
Ohio requires every licensed remanufactured vehicle dealer to file a $100,000 bond with the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. Ours is $1,000 flat — the price you see at application is the price you pay, identical for every dealer. A quick soft credit check may apply, e-signed in 1–2 business days.
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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 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.
Reviewed & approved
Most of these clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. The credit check is a soft pull — never a hard inquiry, no impact on your score.
E-sign & file with the BMV
Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your remanufactured vehicle dealer license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Ohio licenses remanufactured vehicle dealers through the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, and conditions the license on a $100,000 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 Ohio's motor vehicle sales laws.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the State of Ohio together with harmed buyers (the protected parties). If a dealer fails to deliver clear title, misrepresents a vehicle, misapplies a customer'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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Five minutes. The whole thing.
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 →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Other Ohio bonds.
The BMV is waiting on one document.
$1,000 flat, five-minute application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.