Columbus itinerant vendor bonds.
$275. Five minutes.
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. Because 3% of $1,000 is below our floor, the price is $275 flat — our minimum — with no credit check.
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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 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.
The whole pricing page.
$1,000 bond × 3% = $30, but our minimum is $275, so the price is $275 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 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.
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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.
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Finish your Columbus vendor license today.
$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.