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Washington auctioneer bonds.
From $100.
Washington requires a surety bond as a condition of an auctioneer or auction company registration with the Department of Licensing. An auctioneer posts $5,000; an auction company posts between $5,000 and $25,000. Pricing is 1% of your bond amount, with a $100 minimum — your exact price appears at the application.
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Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard auctioneer bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Department of Licensing. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount your registration requires, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
The application collects no credit information at the standard amount, and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. It won't affect your score.
File with the DOL
Submit the executed bond with your auctioneer or auction company registration. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists on them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the auctioneer bond covers
Washington licenses auctioneers and auction companies through the Department of Licensing under chapter 18.11 RCW, and conditions registration on a surety bond. The bond is a consumer-protection guarantee: it stands behind your handling of consignors' and buyers' money and your compliance with the auctioneer law.
The amount depends on who you are. An auctioneer posts a $5,000 bond. An auction company posts a bond or other security of not less than $5,000 and not more than $25,000, scaled to the business — the Department of Licensing tells you which figure applies.
The bond runs to the State of Washington for the benefit of anyone harmed by a violation of the auctioneer law. If a valid claim is paid, you repay the surety — it is not insurance for you. Enter the amount your registration requires — pricing is 1% of that amount, with a $100 minimum, and the application collects no credit information at the standard amount.
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One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with your required bond amount — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with the Department of Licensing.
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Pricing from $100. Enter your required amount and file with the Department of Licensing the same day.