Marion solicitor bonds.
$100 flat.
Before the City of Marion will issue a solicitor permit for door-to-door selling, it requires a $1,000 surety bond. Pricing is $100 flat, the same for every applicant.
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How much does a Marion solicitor bond cost?
$100 at the $1,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Solicitor bonds are about the simplest thing in surety. Here is the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date — that is the application. No credit check, and most applications approve instantly.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed municipal solicitor bonds like this issue right after purchase in most cases.
File with Marion
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Marion for your solicitor permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the Marion solicitor bond guarantees
A solicitor bond is a consumer-protection guarantee to the City of Marion and its residents. It backs your promise to sell door-to-door honestly — to deliver what residents pay for and to follow the City peddler/solicitor ordinance.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Marion (the obligee), with residents as the protected parties. If a solicitor takes a deposit and fails to deliver, or otherwise violates the ordinance, a harmed resident can recover against the bond up to $1,000.
The bond must stay active while your solicitor permit is current. Let it lapse and the City can pull the permit — so we track it and send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out.
You need this bond if you are
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 Marion. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Marion for your solicitor permit. 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.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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Get your Marion solicitor permit today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.