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 check.
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How much does a Des Moines peddler bond cost?
$100 at the $1,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
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 is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount license bonds like this issue right after purchase.
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.
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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 $1,000 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 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 sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $1,000 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.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.