Transient Vendor ($5,000) Bond - City of Augusta Richmond County, GA in Georgia

Brief Summary

Selling in Augusta for a short stretch still means a full local filing. The bond goes in with your transient vendor application, so having it in hand before you apply keeps your event or sales dates on schedule.

Augusta-Richmond County regulates transient vendors under Title 6, Chapter 5, Article 2 of its code. Section 6-5-5 ties the vendor's application to a bond, listed here at $5,000. The vendor also needs a business tax certificate under Section 6-5-4 and pays the regulatory fee under Section 6-5-6. Filing is with the Augusta License and Inspection Department.

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How to Apply for a Transient Vendor ($5,000) Bond:

• Confirm with the Augusta License and Inspection Department that your sales activity falls under the transient vendor article.
• Obtain the business tax certificate required by Section 6-5-4.
• Have your legal name or business name exactly as it will appear on the application.
• Purchase the $5,000 bond naming Augusta-Richmond County as obligee.
• File the application and bond under Section 6-5-5.
• Pay the regulatory fee under Section 6-5-6.

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A business tax certificate alone is not enough

Out of town sellers often assume a business tax certificate is all Augusta asks for. The transient vendor article of the Augusta-Richmond County Code covers more than that. Its sections are:

• Sec. 6-5-3. Defined
• Sec. 6-5-4. Business tax certificate required
• Sec. 6-5-5. Application and bond
• Sec. 6-5-6. Regulatory fee
• Sec. 6-5-7. Right of suspension by the License and Inspection Department, and revocation
• Sec. 6-5-8. Penalty for violation of the article

The bond is part of the application itself under Section 6-5-5. This listing sets it at $5,000.

What the bond does

The transient vendor is the principal, Augusta-Richmond County is the obligee, and the surety backs the vendor's obligations under the article. If the vendor violates the ordinance or leaves customers or the county with an unpaid obligation covered by the bond, a claim can be made against it up to the $5,000 limit. The vendor must then repay the surety for any claim it pays.

Section 6-5-7 gives the License and Inspection Department the right to suspend a transient vendor and provides for revocation, so keeping the bond in force for as long as you sell matters.

Before you buy

Confirm the current bond form, the regulatory fee and the filing steps with the Augusta License and Inspection Department before the bond is issued. Have the exact name you will use on the application ready, because the bond must match it.

Eligibility and Requirements for a Georgia Transient Vendor ($5,000) Bond:

• Augusta-Richmond County named as obligee.
• Bond amount of $5,000.
• Filed with the transient vendor application under Code Sec. 6-5-5.
• Business tax certificate under Code Sec. 6-5-4.
• Bond kept in force while you sell in Augusta.

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