WY motor vehicle dealer bonds.
$750 flat. Soft pull.
Wyoming requires every licensed motor vehicle dealer to file a $25,000 bond with WYDOT Motor Vehicle Services. 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 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 WYDOT
Pay online and receive the executed bond on WYDOT's prescribed form, ready to file with your dealer license application. WYDOT advises waiting until your application is approved before the bond takes effect — set the effective date accordingly, and we'll work with you on timing.
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
Wyoming licenses motor vehicle dealers through WYDOT Motor Vehicle Services, and conditions the license on a $25,000 surety bond. The bond is a consumer-and-public-protection guarantee: it stands behind your compliance with Wyoming's motor vehicle dealer laws and protects buyers and the state from loss if you don't meet your obligations.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the State of Wyoming together with harmed buyers (the protected parties). If a dealer fails to deliver clear title, misapplies a customer's money, or otherwise violates dealer law, the harmed party 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. The bond renews with your license, and we track it so it never lapses out from under you.
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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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WYDOT is waiting on one document.
$750 flat, five-minute application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.