Livingston County sewage disposal contractor bonds.
$125 flat.
Also known as the Livingston County, Michigan Sewage Disposal Contractor License Bond.
Livingston County requires anyone who installs, repairs, or services septic and sewage disposal systems to hold a $25,000 surety bond before the Health Department will license the business. Ours is $125 flat, and the price you see is the checkout price.
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How much does a Livingston County sewage disposal contractor bond cost?
$125 at the $25,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
A county contractor-license bond is about 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 long form.
Pay & e-sign
Contractor license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Health Department
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Livingston County sewage disposal contractor license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Livingston County's Health Department licenses the contractors who install, repair, and maintain onsite sewage disposal (septic) systems in the county — a failed system is treated as a public-health hazard, and the county conditions a contractor's license on a $25,000 surety bond.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Livingston County (the obligee), with property owners and the county as the protected parties. If a licensed contractor's work fails to meet the county's sanitary code or leaves covered damage, a claim can be made against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond has to stay active for the life of your county license, so we track the term and send renewal reminders so your license doesn't lapse.
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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 $25,000 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 December 31 whatever day you buy; the premium covers the period to that date.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, December 31, 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 Health Department. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Livingston County sewage disposal contractor license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $125 at the $25,000 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.
These are the actual issuing fields — a short business form, no financials.
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Finish your Livingston County license today.
$125 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.