Potsdam vendor bonds.
$100 flat.
The Village of Potsdam, in St. Lawrence County, requires every vendor, hawker, peddler or solicitor to file a $1,000 bond before the Village Clerk will issue a license under Chapter 128 of the Village Code. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price, and no credit check.
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How much does a Potsdam vendor bond cost?
$100 at the $1,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Village license bonds are about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business 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 Village Clerk
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Village Clerk alongside your vendor, hawker, peddler or solicitor license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Under Chapter 128 of the Village of Potsdam Code ("Peddlers, Solicitors and Transient Merchants"), it is unlawful to act as a vendor, hawker, peddler or solicitor within the Village without first obtaining a license from the Village Clerk. Every applicant must file, along with the application, a $1,000 cash deposit or surety bond — the bond form itself must be approved by the Village Attorney as to form and surety.
The bond is conditioned on final delivery of the goods, wares or merchandise ordered, or services to be performed, in accordance with the terms of the order — or, failing that, on refunding any advance payment the customer made. It also covers reimbursement for fraud, misrepresentation, or any claim arising from a sale. A resident harmed by a licensee's conduct can sue directly on the bond for money or damages.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Under Village Code §128-10, the license itself automatically expires on January 1 following issuance (unless it states an earlier date), so most vendors, hawkers, peddlers and solicitors renew the license — and the bond behind it — every year.
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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 $1,000 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 Village Clerk. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Village Clerk alongside your vendor, hawker, peddler or solicitor license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $1,000 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.