NC precious metals dealer bonds.
$300. Five minutes.
Before North Carolina issues a precious metals dealer permit, the dealer must post a $10,000 surety bond under G.S. 66-409, in favor of the State. Ours is $300 flat — a flat 3% of the bond amount, the same for every dealer, with no credit check.
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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, the county of the principal, and an effective date. That is the application — no financials, no credit check section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
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.
File with your permit application
Your executed bond arrives by email. The original signed and sealed bond is submitted with your permit application to the local sheriff or police department where your business is located. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
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$10,000 bond × 3% = $300, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
North Carolina regulates dealers who buy gold, silver, platinum, coins, and jewelry under Article 25 of Chapter 66 (Regulation of Precious Metal Businesses). G.S. 66-409 requires a dealer to post a bond — or a cash bond or a trust account at an in-state bank — of $10,000, in favor of the State of North Carolina, before any permit is issued.
The bond is a public-protection guarantee. The permit system is designed to deter the disposal of stolen property and protect the public from fraud, and the bond stands behind the dealer’s compliance with the recordkeeping, holding-period, and consumer requirements of the Article. If a dealer’s violation harms a member of the public, they can recover against the bond.
Permits are issued locally — the original signed and sealed bond is filed with the sheriff or police department where the business operates, on a form approved by the Department of Public Safety. If a claim is paid, you repay the surety — it is not insurance for you.
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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 →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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$300 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.