TN fire sprinkler contractor bonds.
$300. Five minutes.
Tennessee conditions a fire protection sprinkler system contractor's certificate of registration on a $10,000 bond filed with the State Fire Marshal under Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-32-105. Our premium is $300 — a flat 3% of the bond amount, the same for every contractor.
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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 protection sprinkler system contractors through the State Fire Marshal's Office, Permits and Licenses Unit, under Tenn. Code Ann. Title 62, Chapter 32, Part 1. The certificate of registration is conditioned on a $10,000 surety bond payable to the State of Tennessee.
The bond is for the use and benefit of any person injured or aggrieved by a wrongful act or omission of the contractor or its employees in the conduct of sprinkler work. It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety, and the State of Tennessee — with harmed parties as the protected beneficiaries.
One exemption to know. The bond requirement does not apply to a contractor who is licensed to do sprinkler work by the Board for Licensing Contractors under Chapter 6 — that license carries its own requirements. If you hold that license, confirm whether you still need this bond. Otherwise, the $10,000 bond is part of your registration.
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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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$300 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.