Fairfax County metals dealer bonds.
$100 flat.
Fairfax County requires a dealer in precious metals and gems to post a $10,000 surety bond before it issues the dealer permit. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price, set by our carrier for this specific bond. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Fairfax County metals dealer bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Dealer permit bonds are 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
Small fixed-amount permit bonds like this are among the thousands that issue right after purchase.
File with Fairfax County
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Fairfax County precious metals dealer permit application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Dealers who buy precious metals and gems from the public are registered locally, and Virginia conditions that registration on a $10,000 surety bond. In Fairfax County, the bond is filed with the County (through the police or licensing function that administers precious-metals dealers) before a permit issues.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Fairfax County (the obligee), with the public who sells you metals as the protected parties. The bond backs your compliance with the recordkeeping, hold-period, and reporting rules that govern precious-metals purchases — rules designed to deter trafficking in stolen property.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. We keep your $10,000 filing continuous with renewal notices 60 and 30 days out.
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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 $10,000 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 Fairfax County. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Fairfax County precious metals dealer permit application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $10,000 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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Get permitted to deal in Fairfax County today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.