Iowa Motor Vehicle Dealer Bond (Auto Dealer Surety Bond ~ Iowa)

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Bond Penalty: $75,000

An Iowa motor vehicle dealer bond is one of the requirements contemplated under Chapter 322 of the state's general statutes for those individuals that wish to deal in automobiles or towable recreational vehicles. Iowa imposes pre-licensing education and site investigation requirements on license candidates. Application forms and helpful information for potential dealers are provided on the Iowa DOT portal.

Pursuant to 322.4, "An applicant must file a a surety bond executed by the applicant as principal and by a corporate surety company licensed to do business within the state, which must run to the state. The Iowa auto dealer bond must be issued in the amount of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) and be conditioned upon the faithful compliance with all of the statutes regulating the business of a dealer in motor vehicles, and indemnifying any person who buys a motor vehicle from the dealer from any loss caused by the failure of the dealer to comply with any of the provisions of state law." Surety bonds and application materials must be submitted to:

Office of Vehicle & Motor Carrier Services
Iowa Department of Transportation
P.O. Box 9278
Des Moines, IA 50306-9278

Iowa surety bond leader, Surety One, Inc., offers same-day servicing of your new or renewal dealer bond request. Our special programs allow us to offer you bonding regardless of your credit and financial condition. Damaged credit? No problem! We have non-standard bonding programs for Iowa vehicle dealer bond applicants. Do you operate in multiple states? No problem! We offer motor vehicle dealer bonds in all states where they are required by law. We also offer certificate of title bonds occasionally needed in the course of your dealership operations.

Surety bond application review and quoting are free of charge. There is no obligation to purchase.