Utah special equipment dealer bonds.
$750 flat.
Utah's Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division (MVED) conditions a special equipment dealer license on a $75,000 bond, filed on form TC-450. Ours is $750 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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How much does a Utah special equipment dealer bond cost?
$750 at the $75,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
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; the $75,000 amount may get a closer underwriting look, and an underwriter reaches out within 48 hours if anything else is needed. 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
A special equipment dealer sells off-road and specialized equipment — the kind Utah treats distinctly from ordinary motor vehicles. Utah licenses these dealers through the State Tax Commission's Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division (MVED) under Utah Code Title 41, Chapter 3, and conditions the license on a $75,000 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. The $75,000 amount is the highest of the MVED bond tiers, reflecting the value of the equipment these dealers move; dealers who deliver clean title and keep good records treat it 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 $75,000 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 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 sets the price
The premium is fixed at $750 at the $75,000 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 — 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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$750 flat, short application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.