The City of Belleville requires a plumbing contractor to file a $10,000 surety bond to hold a contractor license in the city — ours is $100 flat, and the price you see is the checkout price. The application collects no credit information, so most applicants approve instantly.
















A municipal license bond like this is about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Municipal license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Belleville plumbing contractor license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
Belleville's general licensing ordinance conditions a contractor license — including plumbing contractors — on a $10,000 surety bond filed with the City's business licensing office before the license issues. This is separate from any state-level plumbing bond the Illinois Department of Public Health may require of a licensed plumber; the two run alongside each other.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Belleville (the obligee), with the City and the plumbing contractor's customers as the protected parties. If a licensed plumbing contractor violates the City's licensing ordinance or leaves a covered claim unresolved, the City can draw against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The license and bond typically run on an annual cycle, so we track your renewal date to keep your $10,000 filing continuous.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this application doesn't collect credit information.
Start the application →$100 flat, soft pull only, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.