St. Louis County master plumber bonds.
$750. Five minutes.

St. Louis County requires every Master Plumber to file a $25,000 indemnifying bond with the Office of Plumbing & Sewer Inspection. Ours is $750 flat — 3% of the bond amount — and the application is five minutes with no credit check.

Required for your St. Louis County Master Plumber license — new applicants and renewals
Fixed amount, fixed price — $25,000 bond, $750, no quote process
Multi-year terms available — set it once for up to 3 years
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How it works

Three steps. One sitting.

County license bonds are about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the whole process:

NOW · 5 MINUTES

Apply online

Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials and no credit check section on this bond.

MINUTES, USUALLY

Pay & e-sign

Fixed-amount license bonds like this are among the bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.

SAME DAY

File with St. Louis County

Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Office of Plumbing & Sewer Inspection for your Master Plumber license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.

The whole pricing page.

$25,000 bond × 3% = $750, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.

1-year term
$750
2-year term
$1,500
3-year term
$2,250
About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the bond actually guarantees

St. Louis County licenses Master Plumbers through its Office of Plumbing & Sewer Inspection, and conditions the license on a $25,000 indemnifying bond. It's a compliance guarantee that you'll perform plumbing work in accordance with the County Plumbing Code and the conditions of your Master's license.

It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and St. Louis County (the obligee). If you violate the plumbing code or a permit condition and the County or a harmed party suffers a loss, they can recover against the bond up to $25,000.

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 license, so we track it and send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out to keep your filing continuous.

Plumbing Code of St. Louis County (Chapter 1103 SLCRO)The Plumbing Code of St. Louis County, Missouri (Chapter 1103 SLCRO, 1974, as amended) requires an applicant for a Master’s License to file an indemnifying bond with good and sufficient sureties on file in the Office of Plumbing & Sewer Inspection. The County sets the bond form and the $25,000 amount; confirm the current amount and form language on your license application.

You need this bond if you're

Applying for a St. Louis County Master Plumber license — the bond is filed with your application
Renewing your county license and your bond is expiring or your surety non-renewed
A plumbing company bonding a Master Plumber to pull permits in the County
An out-of-area plumber adding St. Louis County to your service map

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 →
FAQs

Common questions.

If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.

How much is the St. Louis County master plumber bond? +
The premium is $750 — a flat 3% of the fixed $25,000 bond amount, the same for every plumber. The County set the $25,000, so there is no quote process.
Do I pay the $25,000? +
No. You pay $750. The $25,000 is the surety's maximum liability to St. Louis County if a valid claim is made — not a deposit, and nobody holds your money.
Who requires this bond? +
St. Louis County's Office of Plumbing & Sewer Inspection requires it as a condition of a Master Plumber license, under the County Plumbing Code (Chapter 1103 SLCRO). No active bond, no license.
Is there a credit check? +
Not on this bond — the application has no credit section at all. Fixed-amount county license bonds like this one don't need one.
When does it renew? +
The bond must stay active for as long as you hold the license. You can buy a 1, 2, or 3-year term; we send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out, with autopay available, so your county license never lapses over a missed email.
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Finish your Master Plumber checklist today.

$750 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.

Your premium @ 3%$750
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