KCK junk dealer bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Kansas City, KS requires a $2,000 bond to license a second-hand or junk dealer. Ours is $100 flat, set by our carrier for this bond. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a KCK junk dealer bond cost?
$100 at the $2,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
A dealer license bond is 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.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount municipal bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with City of Kansas City
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Kansas City, KS for your dealer license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A second-hand / junk dealer bond is a consumer-and-public-protection guarantee. The City of Kansas City, KS licenses dealers in second-hand goods and junk and conditions that license on a $2,000 surety bond standing behind your compliance with the city dealer ordinances — including the recordkeeping and reporting rules that help deter the resale of stolen property.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Kansas City (the obligee). If a dealer violates the second-hand / junk dealer ordinance and the city or a harmed party is damaged, they can recover against the bond.
The bond must stay active for the life of your dealer license. This one carries a statutory December 31 renewal date, so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out to keep your 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 $2,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The bond runs to December 31 whatever day you buy; the premium covers the period to that date.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, December 31, in the year your term ends.
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 City of Kansas City. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Kansas City, KS for your dealer license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $2,000 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.