City of Memphis plumber bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Memphis requires a $5,000 bond to hold a city plumber license. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price — and license bonds like this are issued on the spot.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Plumber license bonds are simple. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials and no credit section on this bond.
Pay & e-sign
Small license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the City of Memphis
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to submit with your City of Memphis plumber license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A city plumber bond is a code-compliance guarantee to the City of Memphis. When you hold a city plumber license, Memphis wants a financial backstop that you'll perform plumbing work to the adopted plumbing code and follow the city's licensing rules.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Memphis (the obligee), with property owners and the public protected. If you violate the plumbing code or licensing rules and someone is harmed, they 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 work to code treat the bond as a license formality, not a risk.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this bond doesn't have one.
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Finish your Memphis plumber license today.
$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.