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Marion County plumbing license bonds.
$100 flat.
The Marion County Board of Health requires a plumber to file a $10,000 bond as a condition of being licensed to do plumbing work in the county's jurisdiction. Ours is $100 flat, set by our carrier's rate book for this bond. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Municipal license 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 municipal bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Marion County Board of Health
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Marion County Board of Health for your plumbing license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The Marion County Board of Health (Marion Public Health) administers plumbing licensure in its jurisdiction and conditions a plumbing license on a $10,000 surety bond. Because plumbing protects the public water supply and sanitation, the bond is a public-health and code-compliance guarantee: it stands behind your plumbing work meeting the county's and Ohio's plumbing codes.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the Marion County Board of Health (the obligee), with the public as the protected party. If a licensed plumber violates the plumbing code or does work that endangers public health, the Board or a harmed party can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Plumbers who pull permits and pass inspection treat the bond as a license formality, and we keep your $10,000 filing continuous with renewal notices 60 and 30 days out.
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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 $10,000 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 January 31 whatever day you buy; the premium covers the period to that date.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, January 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 Marion County Board of Health. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Marion County Board of Health for your plumbing license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $10,000 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.
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Finish your Marion County license today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.