Jay County excavation bonds.
$600. Five minutes.
The Jay County Health Department requires a $20,000 bond for an excavation permit — typically for septic and onsite sewage installers. Ours is $600 flat, exactly 3% of the $20,000 amount. The application is five minutes, and this bond has no credit check.
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Three steps. One sitting.
County permit bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount county permit bonds like this issue right after purchase for most installers. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with your permit
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Jay County Health Department excavation permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$20,000 bond × 3% = $600, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the excavation permit bond actually guarantees
A Health Department excavation permit bond is a public-health-compliance guarantee. When the Jay County Health Department permits you to excavate for septic or onsite sewage work, it wants a financial backstop that the installation meets the County's onsite sewage and excavation rules.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Jay County Health Department (the obligee). If you leave a non-compliant installation or fail to restore the site, the County can recover against the bond.
The bond must stay active for as long as you hold the permit. Let it lapse and the County can suspend your excavation privileges — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $20,000 filing continuous.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Finish your Jay County excavation permit today.
$600 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.