Franklin County plumbing bonds.
$100 flat.
Franklin County Public Health requires a $5,000 surety bond to register as a plumbing contractor in the county. Ours is $100 flat, the same for every plumber.
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How much does a Franklin County plumbing bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Registration bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with Public Health
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Franklin County Public Health plumbing registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Plumbing in much of Franklin County is regulated by Franklin County Public Health, which administers the local plumbing program and registers the contractors who do the work. As a condition of registration, it requires a $5,000 surety bond.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and Franklin County Public Health (the obligee). The bond guarantees that you install and repair plumbing in accordance with the county's plumbing rules and the Ohio plumbing code.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim on non-compliant work, you repay the surety. The City of Columbus runs its own separate contractor registration; if you work both, you may carry the Columbus bond as well, and we track each so neither lapses.
You need this bond if you're
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 $5,000 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 Public Health. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Franklin County Public Health plumbing registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $5,000 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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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.