Georgia Motor Vehicle Dealer Bond
Overview
Georgia's used motor vehicle dealer bond runs to an unusual obligee: the Governor of Georgia, for the use and benefit of vehicle purchasers. The official bond form circulated by the Georgia Secretary of State — which administers licensing through the State Board of Registration of Used Motor Vehicle Dealers — binds the dealer and surety in the sum of $35,000 for the benefit of any purchasers of a used motor vehicle and their vendees or successors in title. The requirement comes from Georgia's used dealer licensing law, O.C.G.A. Title 43, Chapter 47, and the bond must be on file before the board issues the license.
Who Needs This Bond?
Applicants for a Georgia used motor vehicle dealer license — independent used car lots, buy-here-pay-here operations, and wholesale used vehicle dealers — file this bond with the State Board of Registration of Used Motor Vehicle Dealers, housed under the Georgia Secretary of State. If you buy, sell, or broker used vehicles in Georgia as a business, the board requires this $35,000 bond as part of your license application or renewal. Franchised new-car dealers selling their franchise makes are licensed under a different framework.
What is this Bond For?
The bond exists for the use and benefit of used vehicle purchasers and their successors in title, in the language of the state's own bond form. If a licensed dealer's unlawful conduct — such as failing to transfer good title or violating the used dealer licensing law — causes a buyer financial harm, the bond is the fund that buyer can pursue. The dealer and surety are bound jointly and severally, and the dealer must ultimately reimburse the surety for any claim paid.
When is it Required?
The bond must accompany your license application before the board issues or renews a used dealer license, and it must stay continuously in force for as long as you hold the license. Note one Georgia-specific wrinkle from the Secretary of State's 2022 memo to bond providers: used dealer licenses now expire on a revised cycle, so bond terms need to track the state's current license expiration dates rather than the old March 31 even-year schedule.
Where Does it Apply?
This is a statewide Georgia requirement administered by the State Board of Registration of Used Motor Vehicle Dealers under the Secretary of State's professional licensing boards division. It applies to used vehicle dealers in every Georgia county, because the obligation comes from state law — O.C.G.A. Title 43, Chapter 47 — rather than any city or county ordinance.
How to Buy Online
Click 'Buy This Bond Online' on this page and the secure surety portal opens in a new tab. Complete the short application, review your bond documents, and pay securely in one session. Your executed Georgia used dealer bond is ready to file with the state board as soon as you finish.
Why Bond Titan?
Bond Titan is powered by The Southern Agency, a licensed surety agency, and every requirement on this page is cited to official Georgia Secretary of State documents in the Official Sources section below — verify the rules yourself before you buy. The online flow gets your executed bond to you in time for your board filing.
Official Sources
The requirements described on this page are verified against the official sources below.
- $35,000 bond sum payable for the use and benefit of used motor vehicle purchasers and their successors in title; 2022 change to license expiration cycle: Georgia Secretary of State — Memo to Used Motor Vehicle Dealer Surety Bond Providers (2022) (verified July 16, 2026)
- Used motor vehicle dealer license application requirements administered by the State Board of Registration of Used Motor Vehicle Dealers: Georgia Secretary of State — How-to Guide: Used Motor Vehicle Dealers (verified July 16, 2026)