TN fire extinguisher firm bonds.
$300. Five minutes.
Tennessee conditions a fire extinguisher systems firm's certificate of registration on a $10,000 bond filed with the State Fire Marshal under Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-32-214. Our premium is $300 — a flat 3% of the bond amount, the same for every firm.
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Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here is the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. No financials and no credit check section on this bond.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount license bonds like this issue right after purchase in most cases. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the State Fire Marshal
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your certificate of registration application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$10,000 bond × 3% = $300, 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
Tennessee registers fire extinguisher systems firms through the State Fire Marshal's Office under Tenn. Code Ann. Title 62, Chapter 32, Part 2. The certificate of registration is conditioned on a $10,000 surety bond payable to the State of Tennessee, and the bond must be in effect at all times and places the firm does business — if it lapses, the certificate becomes invalid.
The bond is for the use and benefit of any person injured or aggrieved by a wrongful act or omission of the firm or its employees in the conduct of fire extinguisher work. It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety, and the State of Tennessee — with harmed parties as the protected beneficiaries.
The statute allows alternatives to a surety bond. In lieu of the bond, a firm may deposit a $10,000 certificate of deposit, a $10,000 irrevocable letter of credit, or proof of a $100,000 single-limit liability policy. Most firms find the surety bond the cheapest option — you pay the $300 premium instead of tying up $10,000 in cash or collateral.
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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.
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$300 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.