North Hempstead second hand dealer bonds.
$100 flat.
The Town of North Hempstead requires anyone who buys or sells secondhand merchandise in its unincorporated areas to hold a dealer license and file a $2,000 surety bond running to the Town with the Town Clerk, under Chapter 13 of the Town Code. Ours is $100 flat.
Trusted by industry leaders
How much does a North Hempstead second hand dealer bond cost?
$100 at the $2,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
A town dealer bond is one of the simplest filings in surety. Here is the entire process:
Apply online
Business details, an effective date, and a term. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
This bond is checkout-priced at $100 flat, so it issues the moment you pay — your executed bond and power of attorney generate on the spot.
File with the Town Clerk
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your secondhand dealer license application at the North Hempstead Town Clerk. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the dealer bond actually guarantees
The Town of North Hempstead licenses dealers in secondhand merchandise under Chapter 13 of its Town Code. A person who buys, sells, or deals in used goods in the unincorporated areas of the Town applies to the Town Clerk, and a general license carries a $2,000 bond running to the Town.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Town of North Hempstead (the obligee). The bond stands behind your compliance with the chapter — the recordkeeping, holding-period, and honest-dealing rules that let the Town and the public trace secondhand goods and recover when a dealer defrauds a customer.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The license has to stay continuously bonded, so we track your term and send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out.
You need this bond if you're
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 $2,000 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 Town Clerk. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your secondhand dealer license application at the North Hempstead Town Clerk. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $2,000 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.
These are the actual issuing fields — business details, an effective date, and a term. That is the entire application.
Start the application →Common questions.
Other New York bonds.
Been told you need a different amount?
Price and requirements checked on the carrier’s application, . Page updated .
Finish your dealer license today.
$100 flat, issued the moment you pay, no credit check. Free until issued.