UT dealer self-plating bonds.
$600 flat. Soft pull.
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 $600 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 dealer license is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, effective date — plus 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 soft pull never affects your score.
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.
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$20,000 bond × 3% = $600, 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
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.
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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.
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MVED is waiting on one document.
$600 flat, five-minute application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.