Denver auctioneer bonds.
$100. Five minutes.
The City and County of Denver requires every auctioneer to file a $2,000 surety bond with the Department of Excise and Licenses. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. The application collects no credit information.
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Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials and no credit section for this bond.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount license bonds like this issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with Excise & Licenses
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Denver Department of Excise and Licenses for your auctioneer license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City and County of Denver licenses auctioneers through the Department of Excise and Licenses and conditions the license on a $2,000 surety bond. The bond is a consumer-protection guarantee: it stands behind honest auctions — no fraudulent substitution of goods, no misrepresentation of what is on the block.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City and County of Denver (the obligee), with auction buyers as the protected parties. If an auctioneer defrauds a buyer or violates Denver's auction rules, the harmed buyer can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Denver auction licenses expire annually, so the bond must stay on file for your license to stay valid.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Finish your auctioneer license today.
$100 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.