UT dealer self-plating bonds.
$200 flat.
Utah's Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division (MVED) conditions a self-plating dealer license on a $20,000 bond, filed on form TC-450. Ours is $200 flat — set by our carrier's rate book, identical for every dealer. A soft credit check may apply and never affects your score; 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:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, effective date — plus a quick soft credit check that may apply and never affects your score.
Reviewed & approved
Most of these clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. Any check run is a soft pull — never a hard inquiry.
E-sign & file with MVED
Pay online and receive the executed bond (form TC-450), ready to file with your dealer license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Utah licenses motor vehicle dealers through the State Tax Commission's Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division (MVED) under Utah Code Title 41, Chapter 3. A self-plating dealer is authorized to issue and manage its own plates, and MVED conditions that license on a $20,000 surety bond filed on form TC-450.
The bond is a consumer-and-public-protection guarantee. The TC-450 form conditions payment against fraud, misrepresentation, failure to transfer a certificate of title, and failure to satisfy a lien — so a harmed buyer or lienholder 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.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields — a quick soft credit check may apply and never affects your score. Submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.
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MVED is waiting on one document.
$200 flat, short application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.