Madison County sewage installer bonds.
$600. Five minutes.
The Madison County Health Department requires every sewage disposal system installer to carry a $20,000 surety bond as a condition of its installer registration. Ours is $600 flat — 3% of the bond amount, identical for every installer. The application is five minutes, with no credit check on this bond.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Installer 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, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the Health Department
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Madison County Health Department installer registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
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$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 bond actually guarantees
The Madison County Health Department oversees on-site sewage (septic) systems in the county, and conditions an installer's registration on a $20,000 surety bond. The bond is a public-health and property-owner protection guarantee — it stands behind your compliance with the county's on-site sewage rules and Indiana's residential on-site sewage system rule (410 IAC 6-8.3).
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Madison County Health Department (the obligee), with property owners as the protected parties. If an installer violates the sewage rules or leaves a property owner with a defective system, the harmed party can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Installers who follow the county's standards and pull proper permits treat the bond as a registration formality, not a risk.
You need this bond if you're
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 installer registration today.
$600 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.