Oregon vehicle dismantler bonds.
$1,000 flat.
Oregon requires every licensed vehicle dismantler to post and maintain a $100,000 bond with DMV. Ours is $1,000 flat — issued instantly, identical for every dismantler. A quick soft credit check may apply, e-signed in 1–2 business days.
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How much does an Oregon vehicle dismantler bond cost?
$1,000 at the $100,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to licensed.
Your dismantler certificate 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 pull.
Reviewed & approved
Larger bonds like this one get a quick underwriting look; if anything is needed you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. A quick soft credit check may run — never a hard inquiry, no impact on your score.
E-sign & file with DMV
Pay online and receive the executed bond (DMV form 735-373) ready to file with the DMV Business Licensing Unit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever DMV insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Oregon licenses vehicle dismantlers through the DMV Business Licensing Unit, and conditions the certificate on a $100,000 surety bond under ORS 822.110. The bond stands behind your compliance with the dismantler statutes — including obtaining certificates of sale for major component parts you acquire.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Oregon together with harmed parties. Under ORS 822.120, if a dismantler violates the dismantler statutes and someone is injured, an action can be brought against the certificate holder and the surety, up to the $100,000 penal sum.
The $100,000 figure has applied since May 1, 2020, raised from the prior $10,000 amount. It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Dismantlers who keep clean records of component parts treat the bond as a license formality.
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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 $100,000 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 DMV. Pay online and receive the executed bond (DMV form 735-373) ready to file with the DMV Business Licensing Unit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever DMV insists.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $1,000 at the $100,000 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: approved instantly, or after a quick credit check.
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.
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$1,000 flat, short application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.