Muscatine peddler bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Muscatine requires a $5,000 peddler bond as a condition of its peddler license, issued through the City's Finance Department — ours is $100 flat, and the price you see is the checkout price. 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 Finance Department
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your City of Muscatine 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 in Muscatine, or from a cart or vehicle within city limits, the City wants a financial backstop that you'll follow its peddler licensing rules and deal honestly with the people you sell to.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Muscatine (the obligee), with the residents you sell to as the protected parties. If you take money for goods never delivered, or violate the City's peddler ordinance, a harmed customer can recover against the bond.
The bond must stay active for the life 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 $5,000 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.
Start the application →Common questions.
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Finish your peddler license today.
$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.