OH watercraft registration agent bonds.
Flat 3%. Enter your amount.

If the Ohio Division of Parks and Watercraft has designated you to issue and sell watercraft certificates of registration, you post security so the fees and money you collect reach the Division. We issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check — enter the amount the Division required.

Required of an authorized watercraft registration agent under ORC 1547.54
Amount is the security the Director of Natural Resources sets — sized to the funds you handle
Flat 3%, no credit pull — enter your required bond amount and the premium updates
Flat 3%of your bond amount$275minimum premiumNo creditcheck to issue
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How it works

Apply to filed in one sitting.

No underwriting queue for the standard agent bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Division. Here is the whole thing:

TODAY · 5 MINUTES

Apply online

Your business details, the bond amount the Division required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.

INSTANTLY

Issued on the spot

No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.

SAME DAY

File with the Division of Parks and Watercraft

Submit the executed bond to satisfy your agent designation. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Division insists on them.

The whole pricing page.

Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure the Division set and the premium updates.

$5,000 bond
$275
$10,000 bond
$300
$25,000 bond
$750
About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the agent bond actually covers

Ohio registers boats through the Division of Parks and Watercraft, and the chief of the division can designate authorized agents — marinas, dealers, and others — to issue certificates of registration and collect the fees. Because those agents handle public money before it is remitted, ORC 1547.54 lets the Director of Natural Resources require security.

The bond is a public-funds guarantee: it stands behind the registration fees and money you collect on the Division’s behalf. If an agent withholds or fails to remit what it collects, the Division can recover against the bond.

It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The statute sets the security amount at the Director’s discretion rather than a fixed figure, so enter the amount on your designation and we issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check.

ORC 1547.54 (Division of Parks and Watercraft)Under Ohio Revised Code 1547.54, the chief of the Division of Parks and Watercraft may designate authorized agents to issue watercraft certificates of registration, and any person so designated shall post with the division such security as the Director of Natural Resources may require. The statute does not fix a dollar amount — the security is set by the Director and tied to the funds the agent handles. Confirm the amount on your designation.

You need this bond if you are

A designated registration agent the Division authorized to issue watercraft certificates
A marina or boat dealer selling registrations and collecting fees for the Division
Renewing your agent designation and your current security is expiring
Reinstating after a lapse that paused your authority to issue registrations

Five minutes, issued on the spot.

Submit the application with the bond amount the Division set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.

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FAQs

Common questions.

If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.

How much is the Ohio watercraft registration agent bond? +
The premium is a flat 3% of the bond amount, with a $275 minimum. The amount itself is the security the Division of Parks and Watercraft set when it designated you — there is no single statutory figure. Enter that amount and the quote updates.
Who has to post this bond? +
Authorized agents the Division designates to issue watercraft certificates of registration and collect the fees. ORC 1547.54 lets the Director of Natural Resources require security from those agents. Most boaters never deal with this bond — it is for the agents who sell registrations.
What does the bond guarantee? +
That you remit the registration fees and money you collect to the Division. If an agent withholds or fails to remit, the Division can claim against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety.
Is there a credit check? +
No — this bond is issued with no credit pull. Larger bond amounts may get a quick soft-pull review, which never affects your credit score.
What amount should I enter? +
Use the security amount on your agent designation from the Division of Parks and Watercraft. If it is not stated, ask the Division for the figure and send it to us — we’ll issue exactly that amount.
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Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount the Division set and file the same day.

Your premium @ 3%$300
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