Washington scrap metal recycler bonds.
$100 flat.
Washington licenses scrap metal recyclers through the Department of Licensing under RCW 19.290.130, and conditions the license on a $10,000 bond. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price — and license bonds like this issue instantly.
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How much does a Washington scrap metal recycler bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
License 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
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Department of Licensing
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your scrap metal recycler license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Washington licenses scrap metal recyclers — businesses that buy and process metal property such as wire, catalytic converters, and other commonly-stolen materials — through the Department of Licensing. RCW 19.290.130 conditions that license on a $10,000 surety bond, approved as to form by the attorney general.
The bond is conditioned upon conducting the business in conformity with chapter 19.290 RCW, the metal-property law. Anyone who suffers loss or damage by reason of a recycler's fraud, gross negligence, intentional or reckless violation of the chapter, or misrepresentation can recover against the bond.
It runs to the state of Washington, and the surety's aggregate liability never exceeds the $10,000 face amount. If the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety — it is a guarantee to the public, not insurance for you. The bond must stay active for the life of your license; we track it and notify you 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 the Department of Licensing. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your scrap metal recycler license application or renewal. 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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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.