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 review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
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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 financials and no credit section on this bond.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount permit bonds like this are among the thousands that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
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.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — the application collects no credit information, because this bond doesn't need it.
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Get permitted to deal in Fairfax County today.
$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.