Wyoming motor vehicle dealer bonds.
$250 flat.
Also known as the Wyoming auto dealer bond or car dealer bond.
Wyoming requires every licensed motor vehicle dealer to file a $25,000 bond with WYDOT Motor Vehicle Services. Ours is $250 flat — set by our carrier's rate book for this bond, identical for every dealer. One soft credit pull; the bond is issued when you pay.
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How much does a Wyoming motor vehicle dealer bond cost?
$250 at the $25,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
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.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
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.
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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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 $25,000 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 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.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $250 at the $25,000 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, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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$250 flat, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.