Oklahoma requires every used motor vehicle dealer to file a $25,000 bond with the Used Motor Vehicle Commission under 47 O.S. § 583. Ours is $750 flat — 3% of the bond amount, identical for every dealer. One soft credit pull, e-signed in 1–2 business days.
















Your dealer license is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Business details, owner information, effective date. That is the application — the only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Most of these clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score.
Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your dealer license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
$25,000 bond × 3% = $750, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
Oklahoma licenses used motor vehicle dealers through the Used Motor Vehicle, Dismantler, and Manufactured Housing Commission, and conditions the license on a $25,000 surety bond under 47 O.S. § 583. The bond is a consumer-protection guarantee: it stands behind clear title on the vehicles you sell and your compliance with Oklahoma's used-dealer law.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the State of Oklahoma together with harmed buyers (the protected parties). If a dealer fails to deliver clear title, misapplies a customer's money, or otherwise violates dealer law, the harmed party can recover against the bond.
The bond runs with the two-year license term — it begins on the first day of each even-numbered year and expires on the last day of the following odd-numbered year. 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.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
$750 flat, five-minute application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.