Augusta-Richmond transient vendor bonds.
$100 flat.
Augusta-Richmond County requires transient and itinerant vendors to file a $5,000 bond as a condition of a vendor license. Ours is $100 flat — the rate our carrier sets for this bond, the same for every vendor. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does an Augusta-Richmond transient vendor bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
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 is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the county
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Augusta-Richmond County License & Inspection office. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Augusta-Richmond County (the consolidated City of Augusta and Richmond County government) licenses transient and itinerant vendors — sellers who set up temporarily rather than operating from a fixed local storefront — and conditions that license on a $5,000 surety bond. The bond is a consumer-protection guarantee.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and Augusta-Richmond County together with harmed customers (the protected parties). If a vendor takes a customer's money and fails to deliver, or violates the county's vendor rules, the harmed party can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Vendors who deliver what they sell treat the bond as a license formality, not a risk. We track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out so your vendor license never lapses over a missed renewal.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $5,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the county. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Augusta-Richmond County License & Inspection office. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $5,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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Finish your Augusta-Richmond vendor license today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.