Tiffin peddler & solicitor bonds.
Quoted on review.
Before the City of Tiffin will issue a peddler or solicitor permit, it requires a $1,000 surety bond. We quote it on review of your application — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull, and you pay nothing until you approve the price.
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How much does a Tiffin peddler & solicitor bond cost?
It is underwritten: the premium is quoted from the bond amount and your financial picture, so there is no flat price to show.
Three steps. One sitting.
Peddler and 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 financials and no credit section for this bond; we follow up with your quote.
Quoted, then pay & e-sign
We review your application and follow up with your price. Fixed municipal bonds like this often clear within 1–2 business days.
File with Tiffin
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Tiffin for your peddler/solicitor permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the Tiffin peddler bond guarantees
A peddler/solicitor bond is a consumer-protection guarantee to the City of Tiffin and its residents. It backs your promise to peddle or solicit 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 Tiffin (the obligee), with residents as the protected parties. If a peddler 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 peddler/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.
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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
Term and renewal are set in the underwriter's quote.
Keep the bond in force for as long as the obligation behind it runs.
How to file it
File with Tiffin. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Tiffin for your peddler/solicitor permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
This bond is underwritten: the premium is quoted from the bond amount and your financial picture, so there is no flat price to show.
One short form to apply, quoted on review.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this application does not collect credit information.
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Get your Tiffin peddler permit today.
Quoted on review, no credit review, bond often issued fast once cleared. Free until issued.