Hammond itinerant vendor bonds.
$275. Five minutes.
The City of Hammond requires a $2,000 surety bond from itinerant vendors who operate temporarily in the city — food trucks, market stalls, and pop-up sellers. Ours is $275 — the minimum premium, since 3% of $2,000 is below it. The application is five minutes, with no credit check on this bond.
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Three steps. One sitting.
City permit 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 check section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Small city permit bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the City of Hammond
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to furnish with your Hammond itinerant vendor permit application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$2,000 bond × 3% = $60, below our $275 minimum, so the price is $275 per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Hammond regulates vendors who operate temporarily within the city — food trucks, market stalls, and pop-up sellers — and conditions an itinerant vendor permit on a $2,000 surety bond. The bond is a consumer-protection guarantee that backs your compliance with the city's vendor ordinance.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Hammond (the obligee), with residents and customers as the protected parties. If a vendor violates the ordinance or harms a customer, a claim can be filed against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Vendors who follow the permit rules treat the bond as a permit formality, not a risk.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Finish your Hammond vendor permit today.
$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.