New Hampshire corporate hawker & peddler bonds.
$100 flat.
When a corporate (non-individual) applicant seeks a New Hampshire state hawker or peddler license, RSA 320:8 requires a $5,000 deposit with the Secretary of State — cash or surety bond. The bond version is $100 flat, issued instantly, and no credit check.
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How much does a New Hampshire corporate hawker & peddler bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Corporate hawker/peddler bonds are about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Company details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Secretary of State
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to deposit with your state hawker/peddler license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
New Hampshire licenses traveling sellers — hawkers and peddlers — under RSA 320, with state licenses issued by the Secretary of State. When the applicant is not a natural person (a corporation or other entity), RSA 320:8 requires a $5,000 deposit with the Secretary of State, in cash or a surety bond.
The deposit covers the corporation and its employees or agents who sell under the license. It stands behind their compliance with the hawker/peddler law and protects the public and the state against losses from violations.
The bond must remain effective for at least 60 days after the annual renewal date, and the licensee files written proof it's in force. It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. We track your bond and notify you well ahead of the renewal date.
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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 $5,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
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 the Secretary of State. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to deposit with your state hawker/peddler license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $5,000 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.