OH auctioneer bonds.
$750. Five minutes.
Ohio requires every licensed auctioneer to file a fixed $25,000 bond with the Department of Agriculture — ours is $750 flat, which is 3% of the bond amount. The application is five minutes, and license bonds like this are the fastest thing we issue.
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Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's 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 license
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Department of Agriculture auctioneer license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$25,000 bond × 3% = $750, 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
An auctioneer bond is a buyer-and-seller-protection guarantee. You handle other people's property and the proceeds from selling it — Ohio wants a financial backstop that you'll account for that money and conduct auctions honestly.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Ohio (the obligee), with the people you auction for and sell to as the protected parties. If an auctioneer mishandles sale proceeds or violates auction law, a harmed party can recover against the bond.
The bond must stay active for the life of your license. Let it lapse and the Department of Agriculture can act against the license — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $25,000 filing continuous.
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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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$750 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.