The City of College Park requires a transient (itinerant) vendor bond as a condition of a peddler or transient-merchant license — a guarantee that you’ll deal honestly with local customers and honor refunds and warranties. The city’s Business License office sets the amount; the premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, and the application collects no credit information, so most applicants approve instantly.
















No underwriting queue for a standard vendor bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the city. Here is the whole thing:
Your details, the bond amount the city required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
The application collects no credit information, so most bonds issue as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
Submit the executed bond with your transient-vendor license application at the College Park Business License office. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
The City of College Park licenses transient and itinerant vendors — peddlers, door-to-door sellers, and temporary merchants who don’t keep a permanent storefront in the city. Because these sellers are mobile and short-term, the city conditions the license on a surety bond so customers have recourse after the vendor moves on.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of College Park (the obligee), with local customers as the protected parties. If you take payment and don’t deliver, fail to honor a warranty, or violate the city’s vendor ordinance, the harmed party can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if a valid claim is paid, you repay the surety. Honest vendors treat the bond as a license formality and a trust signal to local buyers.
Submit the application with the bond amount the City of College Park required — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
Start the application →Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the city set and file the same day.