Des Moines peddler bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Des Moines requires a $1,000 bond as a condition of its peddler license — ours is $100 flat, issued instantly. 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.
Municipal peddler 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 at all.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount license bonds like this issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the City Clerk
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Des Moines peddler license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A peddler bond is a consumer-protection guarantee. When you sell door to door or from a cart in Des Moines, the City wants a financial backstop that you'll follow its peddler ordinance and deal honestly with residents.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Des Moines (the obligee), with the residents you sell to as the protected parties. If you take payment and never deliver, or violate the license rules, a harmed resident can recover against the bond.
The bond must stay active for the term of your license. Let it lapse and the City can pull your peddler license — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $1,000 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.