CT secondhand dealer's bonds.
$100 flat.
Connecticut conditions a secondhand dealer's license on a $10,000 surety bond under CGS 21-47d — ours is $100 flat, the price you see is the checkout price. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
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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, no credit section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with your licensing authority
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the local police department or, where there is none, the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A secondhand dealer's bond is a public-protection guarantee. Connecticut licenses dealers in used goods — secondhand articles, certain electronics and metals — and wants a financial backstop that you'll run the business honestly and follow the rules that come with handling used and potentially stolen property.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the licensing authority together with the public (the protected parties). The bond is conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties and obligations of the business — if a dealer breaches those duties and someone is harmed, they can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond must stay active for the life of your license, so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $10,000 filing continuous.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this bond doesn't have one.
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$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.