Oregon motorcycle & ATV dealer bonds.
$100 flat.
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Oregon’s DMV requires a $10,000 vehicle-dealer bond from a dealer whose certificate is exclusively for motorcycles, mopeds, snowmobiles, and Class I ATVs — the reduced amount under ORS 822.030 (general dealers post $50,000). Ours is $100 flat, set by our carrier’s rate book for this bond, with one soft credit pull.
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How much does an Oregon motorcycle & ATV dealer bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to licensed.
Your dealer certificate is waiting on this bond. Here's the whole process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, effective date. The only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
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 DMV
Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your DMV vehicle-dealer certificate application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the DMV insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Oregon licenses vehicle dealers through the DMV and conditions the certificate on a surety bond under ORS 822.030. The general dealer bond is $50,000 — but a dealer whose certificate is exclusively for motorcycles, mopeds, snowmobiles, and Class I all-terrain vehicles qualifies for the reduced $10,000 amount.
The bond is a consumer-and-public-protection guarantee: it backs the dealer conducting business without fraud or fraudulent representation and without violating the Oregon Vehicle Code provisions on titling, transfers, permits, and dealer conduct. A harmed buyer can recover against it.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond runs to the State of Oregon on a form approved by the Attorney General, and the DMV generally requires it for each year the certificate is valid.
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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
E-sign & file with the DMV. Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your DMV vehicle-dealer certificate application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the DMV insists.
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 underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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Other Oregon 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 Oregon. Each has its own statute and bond amount.
Other Oregon bonds.
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The DMV is waiting on one document.
$100 flat, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.