Georgia — Buying Service Or Club Membership Bond
Georgia requires a buying service or club to maintain $25,000 in surety security for each business location as part of its licensing process. Use the Consumer Protection Division's current Bond Submission Form and match each location to the legal operator. One statewide application should not be assumed to cover several locations with a single $25,000 bond.
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- Recorded state
- Georgia
- Bond type
- Buying Club / Health-Dating Club Bond
- Category
- Consumer services & protection
What this bond does
Support buying-service licensing with member protection for fraudulent misrepresentation, breach of the membership contract and the statutory duties described in the accepted bond.
- Who needs it
- Georgia buying services and clubs charging members to participate in cooperative purchases of merchandise or services below retail prices, including operators with more than one physical location.
- Who it protects
- The Division's currently posted form binds the principal and surety to the Attorney General of the State of Georgia for the benefit of buying-service or club members. It covers the stated losses, damages and expenses from fraudulent misrepresentation or contract breach, along with its statutory-compliance condition. The form caps the surety's aggregate liability at $25,000.
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
- Georgia Attorney General: Buying Service Licenses (opens in a new tab)Checked October 27, 2026
- Georgia Attorney General: selected Bond Submission Form (opens in a new tab)Checked October 27, 2026
- Georgia Attorney General: Buying Services Act publication (opens in a new tab)Checked October 27, 2026
Have these ready
- Identify the legal buying-service operator and every physical location needing a bond.
- Use the Consumer Protection Division's current Bond Submission Form.
- Match the Attorney General beneficiary, $25,000 sum per required location and accepted conditions.
- Coordinate the bond's effective date with the license application or renewal and accepted execution.
- Prepare the Division-approved membership contract and required consumer cancellation notice.
Questions about this bond
Can one $25,000 bond cover all of my Georgia locations?
The Division's guide requires $25,000 in surety security for each location, and its published Act describes a bond for each physical location of buying-service activity. Confirm the location-by-location filing rather than treating $25,000 as one shared statewide requirement.
Is the ninety-day notice the same as license renewal?
No. The current bond form measures its surety-cancellation period from the Attorney General's receipt of written notice. The annual license's ninety-day advance renewal window is a separate process. Keep both dates and the form's earlier-claim preservation terms clear.
What follows Purchase Now?
Propeller's Georgia buying-service or club-membership application opens in a new tab. Match the legal operator, location, current accepted form, required sum, effective date and execution. Return the completed submission through the Consumer Protection Division's instructions; a provider application or payment does not issue the State license or approve the membership contract.