Warren County
Warren County Auditor
In short
Warren County Auditor issues 2 permits we publish for Warren County, last verified 2026-10-20. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Vendor's License (Regular Vendor's License) | Warren County Auditor | $50 per fixed place of business in the county; a statutory amount under ORC 5739.17(A), of which $25 goes to the state organized crime commission fund and $25 to the Warren County general fund | not stated on the Auditor's vendor pages or in ORC 5739.17 | 2026-10-20 |
| Retail Cigarette Dealer's Licenseonly if it applies to you | Warren County Auditor | $125 a year, for each physical place of business where cigarettes are sold at retail; a statutory fee under ORC 5743.15(B), prorated when the license is bought after June 1 but never below $25; duplicate $5; transfer to another place in the same county $5 | one year commencing on June 1 (ORC 5743.15(B)(2)); apply annually on or before June 1 | 2026-10-20 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
County Vendor's License (Regular Vendor's License)
A business in Warren County that makes taxable retail sales or taxable services from a fixed place of business gets a regular vendor's license from the Warren County Auditor, 406 Justice Dr., Lebanon. The Auditor's page states that the regular license is 'Issued by the County Auditor to vendors with a fixed place of business in Ohio' and that 'Vendors must have one regular vendor's license for each sales location,' with an 'Application Fee $50'; its application page states 'The application fee is $50.00, and checks should be made payable to the Warren County Treasurer.' The amount is set by statute: ORC 5739.17(A) requires 'a license fee in the sum of fifty dollars for each fixed place of business in the county,' sends $25 to the state organized crime commission fund and credits the remaining $25 to the county general fund. The Auditor's page also states that 'The license must be prominently displayed where sales are made.' A vendor that carries goods to temporary places of business, as many food trucks do, uses the transient vendor's license, which the Auditor's page states is 'Issued by the Department of Taxation'; that is a state registration and is not priced here.
Retail Cigarette Dealer's License
A store in Warren County that sells cigarettes at retail needs this license from the Warren County Auditor for each physical place of business. The Auditor's page states that 'A Cigarette License may be purchased from the Warren County Auditor's Office for $125.00 for the full year and prorated thereafter,' and asks applicants to contact the office for the prorated amount. The fee is statutory: ORC 5743.15(B)(1) sets 'one hundred twenty-five dollars for each physical place' of business, and (B)(2) issues the license for one year commencing on the first day of June, prorates a license bought later in the year with a minimum of twenty-five dollars, and charges five dollars for a duplicate. Under ORC 5743.15(B)(3) the holder may transfer the license to another place of business within the same county, with ownership and business structure unchanged, on applying to the county auditor and paying 'a fee of five dollars into the county treasury.' Payment is made to the Warren County Treasurer and mailed to the Auditor at 406 Justice Dr., Lebanon.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Warren County
- Phone
- 513-695-1240
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- Cigarette Licensing — the Warren County Auditor's page: a Cigarette License 'for $125.00 for the full year and prorated thereafter'Warren County Auditor, Ohio · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-20
- ORC 5739.17, Vendor's License — $50 fee ($25 to the state Organized Crime Commission Fund, $25 to the county general fund), effective April 9, 2025Ohio Legislative Service Commission · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-29
- ORC 5743.15 — retail cigarette dealer's license, $125 application fee per physical place, license year commencing 1 June, $25 proration floor, $5 duplicate and transfer fees, and the 30/10/60 distribution of the feeOhio Legislative Service Commission · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-30
- Regular Vendor's License — the Warren County Auditor's application page: 'The application fee is $50.00', checks payable to the Warren County TreasurerWarren County Auditor, Ohio · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-20
- Vendor Licensing, General Information — the Warren County Auditor's page: regular vendor's license issued by the County Auditor, one for each sales location, Application Fee $50Warren County Auditor, Ohio · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-20
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