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Ohio professional solicitor bonds.
$375 flat.
Ohio requires every professional solicitor — anyone paid to solicit charitable contributions — to file a $25,000 surety bond with the Attorney General as a condition of registration, under ORC 1716.07. Ours is $375, set by our carrier’s rate book — and this license bond’s application has no credit section: most applications approve instantly.
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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's the application — no financials, no credit section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with your AG registration
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Ohio Attorney General professional solicitor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Ohio regulates charitable solicitation under ORC Chapter 1716, administered by the Attorney General’s Charitable Law Section. A professional solicitor — a person paid to solicit contributions for a charity — must register with the Attorney General and, under ORC 1716.07, file a $25,000 bond.
The bond runs to the State of Ohio and to any person with a cause of action against the solicitor for a violation of the charitable solicitation chapter. If a solicitor mishandles contributions or violates the law, harmed parties — charities and donors — can recover against the bond, up to an all-time aggregate of $25,000.
The registration and bond run on a statutory year ending March 31. The bond must stay active while you’re registered; we track the March 31 cycle and notify you 60 and 30 days out so your registration never lapses over a missed renewal.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — the application has no credit section, because this bond doesn't ask for one. The bond renews on the statutory March 31 date.
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$375, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.