Ohio brine transportation bonds.
$150 flat.
A certified brine transporter in Ohio must file a $15,000 surety bond with the ODNR Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management, under R.C. 1509.222–1509.223. Ours is $150 flat, the same for every hauler. No credit check.
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How much does an Ohio brine transportation bond cost?
$150 at the $15,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Your brine-transporter certification is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Your transporter details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount bonds like this are among the thousands that issue right after purchase.
File with the Division of Oil & Gas
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your brine transportation certification. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Ohio regulates oil-and-gas brine — the saltwater byproduct of drilling — through the ODNR Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management. A person who transports brine for hire must be certified, and under R.C. 1509.222–1509.223 a brine transporter posts a $15,000 surety bond along with at least $600,000 of liability insurance.
The bond is an environmental and compliance guarantee: it backs the transporter's duties under Chapter 1509 — proper handling, transport, and disposal of brine — so that spills, illegal dumping, or other violations don't fall on the public. If a violation causes a recoverable loss, the state can claim against the bond up to $15,000.
It is not insurance for you. The separate $600,000 liability policy handles third-party injury and damage; this bond backs your compliance with the brine-transport rules. If the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety.
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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 $15,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
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 Division of Oil & Gas. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your brine transportation certification. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $150 at the $15,000 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. No credit check.
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$150 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.