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Oklahoma surety bonds

Oklahoma’s published statewide license bonds concentrate at the Used Motor Vehicle, Dismantler, and Manufactured Housing Commission, the Construction Industries Board, the Department of Consumer Credit, the State Banking Department, and the Secretary of State. Used and wholesale motor vehicle dealers file Commission sureties under 47 O.S. § 583. Active electrical, mechanical, and plumbing contractors post a $5,000 Construction Industries Board license bond before a license becomes active. Mortgage lenders under the Oklahoma SAFE Act file a flat $100,000 Department of Consumer Credit surety through NMLS. Money transmitters follow Banking Department minimums that turn on digital-asset, electronic, or authorized-delegate delivery. Credit services organizations post $10,000 with Consumer Credit. Notaries file a $10,000 bond with the Secretary of State for the same dates as the four-year commission.

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Oklahoma at a glance

Used / wholesale motor vehicle dealer: $25,000
CIB electrical / mechanical / plumbing: $5,000
Mortgage lender: $100,000
Notary public: $10,000

How it works in this state

How Oklahoma bonding is organized

How Oklahoma organizes these bonds

Used, wholesale, auction, and rebuilder motor vehicle credentials sit with the Used Motor Vehicle, Dismantler, and Manufactured Housing Commission under Title 47—not with the Oklahoma Motor Vehicle Commission that licenses new franchise dealers. Trade activation for electrical, mechanical, and plumbing contractors runs through the Construction Industries Board’s $5,000 license bond plus liability insurance. Consumer-finance and mortgage lending instruments file with the Department of Consumer Credit, usually on NMLS. Money transmission security is a Banking Department form with activity-based minimums. Notary bonding is a Secretary of State filing that completes the commission package.

What this hub does not treat as statewide license bonds

New franchise motor vehicle dealers licensed by the Oklahoma Motor Vehicle Commission have no verified statewide dealer surety of the type published here. Oklahoma does not maintain a statewide collection-agency license bond. Ordinary insurance and title-producer credentials were not verified as carrying a statewide producer surety for this Resource Center. Septic-installer and soil-profiler Department of Environmental Quality instruments, city or county contractor permits, and public-works bid, performance, and payment bonds stay outside these pages.

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These guides cover license and permit bonds with verified educational content. Your agency notice or application checklist is always the final authority.

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Who sets the requirement?

Oklahoma licensing agencies

Each agency below sets its own bond requirement. Open the related guide for amounts and filing steps.

Oklahoma Used Motor Vehicle, Dismantler, and Manufactured Housing Commission

Licenses used, wholesale, auction, rebuilder, and related dealers and receives Title 47 dealer bonds.

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Oklahoma Construction Industries Board

Activates electrical, mechanical, and plumbing contractor licenses after the $5,000 license bond and liability certificate are on file.

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Oklahoma Department of Consumer Credit — Mortgage lenders

Licenses mortgage lenders under the Oklahoma SAFE Act and receives the $100,000 surety through NMLS.

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Oklahoma State Banking Department — Money transmission

Licenses money transmitters under the Financial Transaction Reporting Act and publishes the surety bond form and minimum schedule.

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Oklahoma Department of Consumer Credit — Credit services organizations

Licenses credit services organizations and requires a $10,000 surety at application.

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Oklahoma Secretary of State — Notaries

Commissions notaries and receives the $10,000 bond with oaths, signature, and seal impression.

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Before you apply

Confirm these details from the agency notice

Bring these five items when you request a bond. For the full checklist, see how to read a bond requirement.

1
Match the licensed name
Dealer bonds must show the same ownership, business name, and lot address as the Commission application. CIB bonds must name the individual license holder—not only a company DBA.
2
Confirm the activity schedule
Money-transmitter amounts depend on digital-asset, electronic, or authorized-delegate delivery. Auction and consignment dealers may need $50,000 instead of $25,000.
3
Use the agency form
File the Commission used-dealer bond, the CIB license bond form, the Banking Department money-transmitter bond, or the Secretary of State notary package—not a generic blank.

Learn more about surety bonds

Universal surety concepts explained once—linked here instead of repeated on every state or bond page.

Frequently asked questions

Do new car franchise dealers need an Oklahoma surety bond?

No statewide surety was verified for new franchise dealers licensed by the Oklahoma Motor Vehicle Commission. The Title 47 dealer sureties published here apply to Used Motor Vehicle, Dismantler, and Manufactured Housing Commission credentials such as used, wholesale, auction, and rebuilder licenses.

Do collection agencies need an Oklahoma state surety bond?

Oklahoma does not issue a statewide third-party collection-agency license with a matching surety. Collectors remain subject to the federal FDCPA and Attorney General consumer-protection enforcement, but this Resource Center has no collection license bond page for Oklahoma.

Do mortgage brokers post the same $100,000 bond as lenders?

Section 2095.11.1 ties the $100,000 surety to mortgage lender licensure. Brokers and mortgage loan originators are covered by the Oklahoma Mortgage Broker and Mortgage Loan Originator Recovery Fund under § 2095.20 rather than that lender surety.

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Last verified 2026-08-11. Official sources are retained with this guide and checked before publication.

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