The bond Horry County requires as a condition of a local pawnbroker permit, on top of the state pawnbroker requirement. The County sets the amount; pricing is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — enter the figure on your County permit packet at the application to see your exact price.
















No underwriting queue for the standard pawnbroker bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the County. Here is the whole thing:
Your business details, the bond amount the County required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
The application collects no credit information, and most applications approve instantly — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. If a check runs on a larger amount, it is a soft pull that will not affect your score.
Submit the executed bond with your Horry County pawnbroker permit application. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
Horry County permits pawnbrokers operating in the unincorporated county and conditions that local permit on a surety bond, separate from South Carolina's statewide pawnbroker deposit. The bond runs to the County as obligee and stands behind your compliance with the County's pawnbroker ordinance.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety, and Horry County (the obligee), with your pawn customers as the protected parties. If a pawnbroker violates the County ordinance and a customer or the County suffers a loss, they can recover against the bond up to its amount.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Pawnbrokers who follow the County's recordkeeping and reporting rules treat the bond as a permit formality. We issue the amount the County set; pricing is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, and the application collects no credit information.
Submit the application with the bond amount Horry County required — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
Start the application →Pricing at 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. Enter the amount the County required and file the same day.