Metro Nashville/Davidson County conditions a septic tank and night soil hauler permit on a fixed $10,000 bond filed with Metro. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price, identical for every hauler. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
















Local hauler bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here is the entire process:
Business details and an effective date. That is the application — no financials, no credit section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Fixed-amount license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your septic/night soil hauler permit application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
Metro Nashville/Davidson County regulates the pumping, transport, and disposal of septic tank contents and night soil (human waste hauled from holding tanks and similar sources) to protect groundwater, the sewer system, and public health. A permitted hauler conditions that work on a fixed $10,000 surety bond filed with Metro.
It is a three-party guarantee: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Metropolitan Government (the obligee). If a hauler dumps illegally or otherwise violates the permit conditions, Metro can recover against the bond up to $10,000.
The bond must stay active for as long as you hold the permit. Let it lapse and the permit can be suspended — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out. We issue the fixed $10,000 amount at $100, and the application collects no credit information.
These are the actual issuing fields — the application collects no credit information, because this bond does not need it.
Start the application →$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.