Baltimore auctioneer bonds.
$250. Five minutes.
A Baltimore City auctioneer business license cannot be issued until a $25,000 bond is approved by the Office of the Comptroller. Ours is $250 flat — the price you see is the checkout price — and the application collects no credit information.
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Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here is the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no credit section.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed license bonds like this are among the thousands that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the Comptroller
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to submit to the Baltimore City Office of the Comptroller for approval with your auctioneer business license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Baltimore conditions its auctioneer business license on a $25,000 bond that the Office of the Comptroller must approve. The bond is a consumer-protection guarantee standing behind your honest handling of auction proceeds and your compliance with the City auctioneer rules.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety, and the City of Baltimore through the Comptroller (the obligee), with sellers and buyers as the protected parties. If an auctioneer mishandles consignor funds or violates the auctioneer ordinance, a harmed party can recover against the bond.
The bond must remain in effect during the license term. The City will not issue the license until the Comptroller approves the bond, and it must stay active afterward — we track the date and notify you 60 and 30 days out so your filing never lapses.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit 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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$250 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.