Baltimore County, MD — Auctioneer Bond
Prepare the Baltimore County auctioneer's personal security file, keeping the individual applicant separate from the auction business information.
Also known as Baltimore County Auctioneer Bonds
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- Recorded state
- Maryland
- Category
- Business operations & taxes
What this bond does
The County application quotes the requirement to file $5,000 security with the Director before an auctioneer license is issued. The posted undertaking is to Baltimore County for the use and benefit of persons dealing with the named auctioneer.
- Who needs it
- An individual applying for or renewing the County auctioneer license. The application separately asks for the auction business's legal/trade names and owner; those business fields do not replace the individual auctioneer information.
- Who it protects
- The condition addresses proper accounting, payment and delivery of money or property entrusted to the auctioneer. The form gives persons dealing with that principal a direct action, within the stated $5,000 cap; it is not the auctioneer's own inventory policy.
Your bond option
This is the option on record for this bond.
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The bond amount describes the limit of the bond obligation, not the price. A listed amount does not establish what the requesting party requires. The premium is what you pay and must be confirmed for the actual option. An E&O limit, where listed, is separate errors and omissions insurance.
Sources
- Baltimore County: auctioneer license surety bond (opens in a new tab)Checked October 26, 2026
- Baltimore County: auctioneer application and quoted code requirements (opens in a new tab)Checked October 26, 2026
Have these ready
- Use Baltimore County, Maryland as the jurisdiction, not Baltimore City.
- Match the individual auctioneer's legal name and address to the application.
- Keep the business legal name, trade name and owner information available separately.
- Confirm the actual annual license period and issued-bond dates.
- Arrange the required execution and County filing/review.
Questions about this bond
Is this the same as the Baltimore City auctioneer bond?
No assumption of equivalence should be made. This posted form names Baltimore County and its Director/file. Use the actual County request rather than a similarly named City instrument.
Should I put only my auction company's name in the application?
The application has individual auctioneer information and separate business/owner fields. Complete the actual person's file and match the issued principal; a business trade name is not a substitute for all of those fields.
Does RLI issuance complete County approval?
No. Check the executed security and follow County filing directions. The posted documents include legal-review and tracking portions, and the application identifies a separate license issuance process.