A surety bond is a third-party guarantee that you’ll meet a legal or contractual obligation. It protects the government agency or owner in the event of bankruptcy or non-performance. Tennessee requires different bonds for licensing, construction, and registration; find the one you need below with its requirements and costs.
Required for TN public works over $100K. One flat 3% rate for every contractor — projects up to $3M on credit alone.
View bond details & applyRequired with most TN public bids. Completely free — consent of surety included, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyBond a mechanic's lien off your property under T.C.A. § 66-11-142 and keep the project — and your financing — moving.
View bond details & applyThe $50,000 bond every Tennessee motor vehicle dealer files with the Motor Vehicle Commission. $1,500 flat, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 bond every Tennessee notary files with the county clerk before commissioning. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $50,000 licensing bond every Tennessee public adjuster files with Commerce & Insurance. $1,500 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $25,000 bond a Tennessee health club files with Consumer Affairs to protect prepaid memberships. $750 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $75,000 gallonage-tax bond a Tennessee alcohol wholesaler files with the Department of Revenue to start. $2,250 flat, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyStays execution of a money judgment while you appeal. Penal sum set by the judgment — underwritten and quoted on review.
View bond details & applyThe $20,000 bond every Tennessee appraisal management company files with the Real Estate Appraiser Commission under TCA 62-39-408. $600 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $20,000 certificate-of-authority bond every Tennessee automobile club files with Commerce & Insurance. $600 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $20,000 wholesale beer tax bond a Tennessee beer manufacturer files with the Department of Revenue. $600 flat.
View bond details & applyThe wholesale beer tax bond every Tennessee beer wholesaler files with the Department of Revenue under TCA 57-6-107, capped at $10,000. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe Benton County Electric System bond guaranteeing third-party attachments on its poles. Flat 3%, soft pull.
View bond details & applyThe $25,000 bond every Tennessee boxing or combat-sports promoter files with the Athletic Commission. $750 flat.
View bond details & applyThe bond Bradley County requires to construct a driveway connecting to a state-highway right-of-way. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe surety bond the Carter County Highway Department requires of contractors installing water lines in the county right-of-way. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $25,000 bond a Tennessee CDL third-party skills tester files with the Department of Safety. $750 flat.
View bond details & applyThe Tennessee Improvement Care Trust Fund bond a cemetery company posts, sized to county population. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 excavation permit bond the City of Bolivar requires before you cut into a public street or right-of-way. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $25,000 bond the City of Chattanooga, TN requires to obstruct or excavate in its streets and rights-of-way. $750 flat.
View bond details & applyA surety bond the City of Cookeville's Electric Department accepts in place of a cash deposit for service. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyA surety bond the City of Cookeville's Gas Department accepts in place of a cash deposit for service. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyA surety bond the City of Dayton accepts in place of a cash deposit to open or keep a utility account. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $25,000 bond the City of East Ridge requires before you obstruct or excavate a public street. $750 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 contractor's permit bond the City of Elizabethton requires before you pull permits. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 right-of-way bond the City of Franklin requires before work in a city street or right-of-way. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $1,000 bond the City of Franklin requires before it issues a peddler or solicitor permit. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 bond Gallatin requires of electrical, plumbing, gas, mechanical, and excavation contractors. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $50,000 bond the City of Gallatin requires of general contractors. $1,500 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $15,000 bond the City of Germantown, TN requires before it issues a right-of-way / street-cut permit. $450 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $40,000 bond the City of Goodlettsville, TN requires of electrical, plumbing, mechanical, or excavation contractors. $1,200 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 general contractor bond the City of Goodlettsville, TN requires for its lower license tier. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $50,000 general contractor bond the City of Goodlettsville, TN requires for its higher license tier. $1,500 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 bond the City of Goodlettsville requires for a right-of-way / excavation permit. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $40,000 bond the City of Hendersonville requires to license an electrical contractor. $1,200 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $50,000 bond the City of Hendersonville, TN requires of excavation contractors who cut, bore, or open its streets and rights-of-way. $1,500 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $40,000 bond the City of Hendersonville requires to license a gas or mechanical contractor. $1,200 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $40,000 bond the City of Hendersonville requires to license a plumbing contractor. $1,200 flat.
View bond details & applyThe City of Hendersonville contractor permit bond for contracts under $25,000. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe City of Hendersonville contractor permit bond for contracts over $25,000. $1,500 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $50,000 bond the City of Hendersonville requires to register as a swimming-pool contractor. $1,500 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 building license bond the City of Johnson City requires of contractors before they engage in building contracting. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 electrical license bond the City of Johnson City requires of electrical contractors. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 performance bond every Kingsport electrical contractor files with the Building Division. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 performance bond every Kingsport gas / mechanical contractor files with the Building Division. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 performance bond every Kingsport plumbing contractor files with the Building Division. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 bond the City of Knoxville requires to license an electrical contractor through its Inspections Bureau. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 bond the City of Knoxville requires to license a gas installation contractor or serviceman through its Inspections Bureau. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 bond the City of Knoxville requires to license a mechanical contractor through its Inspections Bureau. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 bond the City of Knoxville requires to license a plumbing contractor through its Inspections Bureau. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $1,000 City of La Vergne bond for peddlers, solicitors, and itinerant vendors. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe City of Loudon bond that stands in for a cash deposit on electric service. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $15,000 bond the City of Memphis requires of cement workers doing concrete work in its streets and public ways. $450 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 bond the City of Memphis, TN requires of licensed plumbers. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe permit bond the City of Memphis requires before you cut, obstruct, or work in the public right of way. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe City of Murfreesboro performance bond guaranteeing required site improvements. Flat 3%, soft pull.
View bond details & applyThe City of Oak Hill road / right-of-way bond guaranteeing street restoration. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 bond the City of Oak Ridge requires to license a master plumber. $275 flat (the minimum).
View bond details & applyA surety bond the City of Oak Ridge accepts in place of a cash deposit to open or keep a utility account. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $5,000 bond the City of Red Bank requires for a single-job right-of-way / excavation permit. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $1,000 bond the City of Sevierville requires for a peddler, solicitor, or transient vendor permit. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyA surety bond the Clinton Utilities Board accepts in place of a cash deposit to open or keep a utility account. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyA surety bond Columbia Power & Water Systems accepts in place of a cash deposit to open or keep an account. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe Tennessee Department of Agriculture grain/commodity dealer & warehouse bond, $20,000 minimum. Flat 3%, soft pull.
View bond details & applyThe contractor bond Tennessee accepts toward licensing requirements, filed with the Board for Licensing Contractors. Flat 3%, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyThe bond a Tennessee contractor posts in lieu of net worth for the Board for Licensing Contractors. Flat 3%, soft pull.
View bond details & applyThe $1,000,000 bond for Tennessee contractors with limits over $1.5M, filed with the Board for Licensing Contractors. $30,000 flat, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyThe $1,000 dealer-permit bond for anhydrous ammonia fertilizer, filed with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $25,000 retailer license bond every Tennessee manufactured-home dealer files with Commerce & Insurance. $750 flat, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyThe $50,000 dealer license bond under the Tennessee Modular Building Act. $1,500 flat, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyThe $7,500 bond a Tennessee defensive-driving course provider files with the Department of Safety. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe bond for constructing driveways on state highway rights-of-way, running to TDOT. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe financial-viability bond a school posts to participate in Tennessee's Education Savings Account program under TCA 49-6-2601 et seq. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $1,000 security a Tennessee feed and grain dealer files with the Department of Agriculture when one is required. $275 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 State Fire Marshal bond every fire extinguisher systems firm files in Tennessee. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 State Fire Marshal bond every fire protection sprinkler contractor files in Tennessee. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe CACFP sponsor bond a Tennessee food program sponsor files with the Department of Human Services. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe Hamilton County, TN contractor performance bond filed with the Building Inspection Division for a county contractor license. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $25,000 bond Hawkins County requires of a private misdemeanor-probation services provider. $750 flat, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyThe TDOT right-of-way entrance permit bond — 110% of estimated construction cost, $5,000 floor. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe TDOT grading permit bond for grading and earthwork in the state highway right-of-way. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe $10,000 home improvement contractor bond filed with the Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe bond a Tennessee agent files to sell hunting and fishing licenses for the Wildlife Resources Agency. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe financial-security bond a school posts to participate in Tennessee's IEA program for students with disabilities, under TCA 49-10-1401 et seq. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe security a Tennessee court requires before a temporary injunction or TRO issues. Amount set by the court — underwritten and quoted on review.
View bond details & applyThe fixed $10,000 bond the City of Johnson City requires of licensed fire alarm systems contractors. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe fixed $10,000 bond the City of Johnson City requires of licensed fire suppression contractors. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe fixed $10,000 bond the City of Johnson City requires of licensed gas and mechanical contractors. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe fixed $10,000 bond the City of Johnson City requires of licensed plumbing contractors. $300 flat.
View bond details & applyThe surety bond Knox County requires on a land disturbance / grading permit to guarantee erosion control and site stabilization. Flat 3%, soft pull only.
View bond details & applyThe surety bond Knox County requires of out-of-state contractors to guarantee local taxes on a project. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
View bond details & applyThe surety bond the Lenoir City Utilities Board accepts in place of a cash utility deposit. Flat 3%, $275 minimum.
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