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 price you see is the checkout price. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
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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's the application — no financials, no credit section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Registration bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
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 section on the application.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this application doesn't collect credit information.
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Finish your amusement operator registration today.
$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.