City of Memphis plumber bonds.
$275 flat. Five minutes.
The City of Memphis requires a $5,000 bond to hold a city plumber license. Ours is $275 flat — the $275 minimum premium, since 3% of $5,000 is below it — and license bonds like this are among the fastest things we issue.
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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 check 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.
The whole pricing page.
3% of $5,000 is $150, below our $275 minimum — so the premium is $275, one-time per term. Multi-year if you want it.
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
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 Memphis plumber license today.
$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.