Columbus itinerant vendor bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Columbus requires a $1,000 bond as part of its itinerant vendor license, filed with the Department of Public Safety License Section. The price you see is the checkout price — $100 flat — and the application collects no credit information.
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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 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 the License Section
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the Columbus Department of Public Safety License Section as proof of your $1,000 vendor bond. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
An itinerant vendor is a transient seller — Columbus licenses these vendors through its Department of Public Safety License Section and conditions the license on a $1,000 surety bond running to the City of Columbus.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Columbus (the obligee), with your customers as the protected parties. The bond is a consumer-protection guarantee — if you take a customer's money and fail to deliver, or violate the city's vendor rules, the harmed party can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you. If the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Most vendors treat the $1,000 bond as a one-line item on the license checklist. We track the term and notify you 60 and 30 days out.
You need this bond if you are
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this bond doesn't have one.
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Finish your Columbus vendor license today.
$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.