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Solicitor License ($500) Bond - Town of Berthoud, CO in Colorado

Brief Summary

Berthoud will not issue a solicitor license until a $500 surety bond is on file with the Town Clerk. The bond is small, it is written by a surety company rather than paid in cash, and once it is issued you can attach it to your application in the Town licensing portal and get your door to door or street sales started.

Anyone who sells or takes orders door to door in Berthoud without an invitation, or sells goods or services from streets, sidewalks or parks, needs a Town solicitor license. Berthoud Municipal Code 14.6-5 requires a $500 surety bond payable to the Town of Berthoud, deposited with the Town Clerk before the license is issued. The Town lists a $250 application fee, and a license runs no longer than one year from issuance.

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How to Apply for a Solicitor License ($500) Bond:

Apply at least ten days before you plan to start soliciting in Berthoud.
Create an account in the Town of Berthoud licensing portal and start the solicitor license application.
List the employer, the product or service, every person who will solicit, and three towns worked in the past 30 days.
Buy the $500 surety bond naming the Town of Berthoud and upload or deliver it with the application.
Pay the $250 application fee listed by the Town.
Appoint the Mayor as agent for service of process if you have no registered agent in Larimer, Weld or Boulder County.

Detailed Information About the Colorado Solicitor License ($500) Bond:

Who needs the license

Berthoud regulates solicitors, canvassers, peddlers and transient vendors under Section 14.6 of the Municipal Code. A license from the Town Clerk is required to go onto private residences or office buildings to sell or take orders without being invited, to sell goods or services from public property such as streets, sidewalks and parks, or to work as a hawker or peddler. The code exempts sales of milk, dairy products, poultry and eggs from the door to door rule, to the extent state law allows. The Town's business license page puts it simply: if you plan to enter private property for the unsolicited sale or advertising of products or services, get the solicitor permit first.

What the $500 bond guarantees

Under Section 14.6-5 the bond is executed by a surety company, made payable to the Town of Berthoud for the use and benefit of all persons residing in the Town, and deposited with the Town Clerk before any license is issued. It guarantees that whatever you sell will be delivered and will be of the quality represented. A resident who is misled or harmed by you, your employees or your employer can bring an action on the bond to recover what they paid, their damages, or both.

Timing, fee and term

File the written application with the Town Clerk at least ten days before you start. It asks for your name and residence, your employer's name and address, the product or service, everyone who will take part, and three towns where you and your crew worked in the prior 30 days. The Clerk reviews it with the Police Department. The Town lists a $250 application fee and takes applications through its online licensing portal.

A license lasts for the period you request, but never more than one year from the date it is issued. Selling after it expires means a new application, bond and fee. If you do not have a registered agent in Larimer, Weld or Boulder County, the code requires you to appoint the Mayor as your agent for service of process in any action on the bond.

What the bond costs

You pay a one time premium to the surety, not the $500 face amount. The surety sets the premium after a short review of the applicant. Confirm the current bond form and filing steps with the Berthoud Town Clerk before the bond is issued.

Eligibility and Requirements for a Colorado Solicitor License ($500) Bond:

Bond amount of $500, executed by a surety company.
Bond payable to the Town of Berthoud for the use and benefit of all persons residing in the Town.
Bond deposited with the Town Clerk before the license is issued.
Background review by the Town Clerk with the Berthoud Police Department.
License term of no more than one year from issuance, with a new license required to keep selling after that.

Colorado Solicitor License ($500) Bond FAQs:

Do I need this license to go door to door in Berthoud?

Yes, if you enter private homes or office buildings uninvited to sell or take orders. Berthoud Municipal Code 14.6-1 requires a license from the Town Clerk for that, and for selling from streets, sidewalks and parks. The code carves out sales of milk, dairy products, poultry and eggs.

Who can make a claim on the bond?

Any Berthoud resident who deals with you, your employees or your employer and does not receive what was paid for, or receives goods or services not of the quality represented. Section 14.6-5 lets that person sue on the bond for payments made, damages, or both.

How long is the license good for?

For the period you request on the application, but never longer than one year from the date it is issued. To keep soliciting after it expires you apply again, with a bond and fee, under the same process.

Can my company post one bond for the whole crew?

The application lists the employer and everyone who will take part, and the bond covers losses caused by the licensee, its employees or its employer. Ask the Town Clerk how many licenses and bonds your crew needs before the bond is issued.