Illinois plumbing contractor bonds.
$100. Corporation form.
Illinois requires a registered plumbing contractor to file a $20,000 surety bond with the Department of Public Health. This is the corporation version of that bond — ours is $100 flat, set by our carrier's rate book, with no credit check in the application.
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How much does an Illinois plumbing contractor bond cost?
$100 at the $20,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Plumbing contractor bonds are about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Contractor license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Department of Public Health
Your executed bond (state form IL 482-0689) arrives by email, ready to file with your plumbing contractor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Illinois regulates plumbing under the Illinois Plumbing License Law (225 ILCS 320), administered by the Department of Public Health. A registered plumbing contractor must file a $20,000 surety bond as a condition of registration — this entry is the corporation version of the bond form.
The bond is a consumer-protection guarantee: it provides reimbursement if a person is injured or suffers financial loss as a result of a plumbing contractor's work that does not comply with the Illinois Plumbing Code. You are the principal, the surety carrier stands behind you, and the State of Illinois is the obligee, with harmed customers protected.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond must stay active for the life of your registration, so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $20,000 filing continuous.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $20,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The bond runs to September 30 whatever day you buy; the premium covers the period to that date.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, September 30, in the year your term ends.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the Department of Public Health. Your executed bond (state form IL 482-0689) arrives by email, ready to file with your plumbing contractor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $20,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.