SC motorcycle dealer bonds.
$750 flat. Soft pull.
South Carolina requires every motorcycle dealer and wholesale motorcycle dealer to file a $25,000 surety bond with the SCDMV under Title 56, Chapter 16. Ours is $750 flat — 3% of the bond amount, identical for every dealer. One soft credit pull, e-signed in 1–2 business days.
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Three steps to licensed.
Your motorcycle 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 pull.
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 that never affects your score.
E-sign & file with the SCDMV
Pay online and receive the executed bond on the SCDMV-prescribed form, ready to file with your motorcycle dealer license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
The whole pricing page.
$25,000 bond × 3% = $750, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
South Carolina regulates motorcycle dealers and wholesalers separately from car dealers — under Title 56, Chapter 16 (Title 56, Chapter 15's motor-vehicle definition excludes motorcycles). The SCDMV conditions the license on a $25,000 surety bond that stands behind your honest dealing in the sale and transfer of motorcycles.
The amount was raised from $15,000 to $25,000 by Act 51 of 2023 (S.549), effective January 1, 2024 — dealers who did not increase their bond by that date risked their license expiring. It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety, and the SCDMV together with harmed buyers, who can recover against the bond for fraud or violations of the chapter.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a valid 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 pull. 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.
Do I pay the $25,000? +
Why did the bond amount change? +
Is this the same as the car dealer bond? +
Is there a credit check? +
When does it renew? +
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The SCDMV is waiting on one document.
$750 flat, five-minute application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.