OH dual-registered provider bonds.
$450 flat. Five minutes.
If you are a registered STS service provider who also holds an installer registration, Ohio lets you carry a reduced $15,000 service provider bond under ORC Chapter 3718. Ours is $450 flat — 3% of the bond amount, the same for every provider. No credit check.
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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's the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
Registration bonds like this are among the thousands that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the Department of Health
The original executed bond is submitted to ODH for your STS service provider registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$15,000 bond × 3% = $450, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
This is the reduced $15,000 version of the Ohio STS service provider bond under ORC Chapter 3718 and OAC 3701-29-03. It applies to a service provider who also holds an STS installer registration.
The reduction recognizes that a dual-registered contractor already maintains an installer bond ($25,000 or $40,000), which provides part of the financial security. Rather than stack a full $25,000 service provider bond on top, the rules let the service provider piece drop to $15,000.
The bond still provides financial security for enforcement of the registration law and is statewide — a local health district may not require an additional service provider bond. It must stay active for as long as you are registered as a service provider.
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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 →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Finish your provider registration today.
$450 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.