Chesapeake amusement operator bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Chesapeake requires anyone who provides coin-operated amusement machines in the city to register with the Commissioner of the Revenue and deposit a surety bond, under City Code § 18-63(d). This form is written at $1,000; ours is $100 flat. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Chesapeake amusement operator bond cost?
$100 at the $1,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Amusement operator registration bonds are about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Registration bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Commissioner of the Revenue
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Chesapeake amusement operator registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Chesapeake City Code § 18-63 taxes and licenses anyone who provides coin-operated amusement machines in the city. Subsection (d) requires every amusement operator, before commencing business, to register with the assessing official — the Commissioner of the Revenue — and deposit a bond, payable to the city, that ensures the keeping of adequate records, the filing of required reports, and the proper payment of the taxes the section imposes.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Chesapeake (the obligee). The ordinance leaves the exact form and amount of the bond to the assessing official's determination — nothing in the code fixes $1,000 as a citywide figure. This bond form is written at $1,000; confirm that amount with the Commissioner of the Revenue's office before you buy, and we'll issue whatever amount your registration actually requires.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. We issue it for $100 flat, with no credit check on the application.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $1,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the Commissioner of the Revenue. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Chesapeake amusement operator registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $1,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
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Finish your amusement operator registration today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.