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.
















County license bonds are about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the whole process:
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials and no credit check section on this bond.
Fixed-amount license bonds like this are among the bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
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.
$25,000 bond × 3% = $750, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
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.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
$750 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.