City of Lafayette second hand dealer bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.
A second hand dealer permit from Lafayette Consolidated Government comes with a surety bond — the city’s backstop against stolen or misrepresented goods passing through a used-goods business. The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, priced by the amount itself, not a credit or underwriting tier. Your exact price appears at the application, in whatever amount the city set.
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No underwriting queue for the standard second hand dealer bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the city. Here is the whole thing:
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Your business details, the bond amount the city required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
Most applications approve instantly — the application collects no credit information.
File with Lafayette Consolidated Government
Submit the executed bond with your second hand dealer permit application. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the second hand dealer bond actually covers
Lafayette Consolidated Government licenses second hand dealers — businesses that buy and resell used goods. Because used-goods businesses can be a channel for stolen property, the city conditions the permit on honest dealing, careful recordkeeping, and a surety bond.
The bond is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety, and the City of Lafayette as the obligee. If you violate the city’s second hand dealer ordinance — for example by failing to keep required transaction records — and the city or a harmed party suffers a loss, they can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Dealers who keep clean records and follow the city’s reporting rules treat the bond as a permit formality. Pricing is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — set by the amount itself, not a credit or underwriting tier. Enter the amount the city set and apply to see your exact price.
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One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the city set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with Lafayette Consolidated Government.
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Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the city set and file it the same day.