Lansing peddler & solicitor bonds.
$275 flat. Five minutes.

The City of Lansing licenses peddlers and solicitors — door-to-door and transient sellers — and conditions that license on a $1,000 surety bond. Ours is $275 flat — the $275 minimum, since 3% of $1,000 falls below it. Five-minute application, no credit check on this bond.

Required by the City of Lansing to peddle goods or solicit door-to-door
Fixed amount, fixed price — $1,000 bond, $275, no quote process
Multi-year terms available — set it up once for up to 3 years
A-ratedA.M. Best carriersFastoften same purchase1–3 yrterms available
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McKinney
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Triple Five
Georgetown
How it works

Three steps. One sitting.

City license bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:

NOW · 5 MINUTES

Apply online

Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.

MINUTES, USUALLY

Pay & e-sign

License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.

SAME DAY

File with the City of Lansing

Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your City of Lansing peddler or solicitor license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.

The whole pricing page.

$1,000 bond × 3% = $30, which is under our $275 minimum, so the price is $275, one-time per term. Multi-year if you want it.

1-year term
$275
2-year term
$550
3-year term
$825
About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the bond actually guarantees

A peddler and solicitor bond is a consumer-protection guarantee. Door-to-door and transient sellers take orders and money from residents at their homes, so the City of Lansing wants a financial backstop that you deal honestly, deliver what you sell, and follow the City's peddler and solicitor ordinance.

It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Lansing (the obligee), with the residents you solicit as the protected parties. If you take a deposit and don't deliver, or otherwise violate the ordinance, a harmed customer can claim against the bond.

It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Peddlers and solicitors who deliver what they sell treat the bond as a license formality, and we keep your $1,000 filing continuous with renewal notices 60 and 30 days out.

City of Lansing — City Clerk / Business LicensingThe City of Lansing requires this $1,000 bond as a condition of its peddler and solicitor license; the bond amount and license terms are set by the City of Lansing (City Clerk / business licensing office). Confirm the current filing requirement with the City when you apply.

You need this bond if you're

Applying for a Lansing peddler or solicitor license — new applicants and renewals
A door-to-door or transient seller taking orders or deposits from residents
Renewing your city license and your current bond is expiring or non-renewing
A canvassing or direct-sales business the City of Lansing requires to bond

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 →
FAQs

Common questions.

If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.

How much is the City of Lansing peddler and solicitor bond? +
The premium is $275 — our minimum. The bond amount is $1,000, and 3% of $1,000 is $30, which falls below the $275 floor, so every peddler and solicitor pays $275. There is no quote process.
Do I pay the $1,000? +
No. You pay $275. The $1,000 is the surety's maximum liability if a valid claim is made against the bond — not a deposit, and nobody holds your money.
How fast will I have the bond? +
City license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase — many sellers finish the application and have the bond in the same sitting. At most, 1–2 business days.
Is there a credit check? +
Not on this bond — the application has no credit section at all. Small fixed-amount city license bonds like this one don't need one.
When does it renew? +
The bond must stay active for as long as you hold the city license. You can buy a 1, 2, or 3-year term; we send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out, with autopay available.
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Finish your Lansing license checklist today.

$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.

Your premium @ 3%$275
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