Kilgore plumbing & gas fitter bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Kilgore, TX requires anyone in the plumbing, appliance installation or gasfitting business to file a $1,000 bond with the city clerk before a permit is issued. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Kilgore plumbing & gas fitter bond cost?
$100 at the $1,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
A plumbing and gas fitter registration bond like this is one of the simplest things in surety. Here is the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed trade bonds like this are among the thousands that issue right after purchase.
File with the city clerk
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Kilgore city clerk before your permit issues. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Kilgore, TX requires anyone engaged in the plumbing, appliance installation, or gasfitting business to file a $1,000 bond with the city clerk before the plumbing inspector will issue a permit. The bond is a faithful-performance guarantee: it stands behind your compliance with the city's plumbing and gasfitting code.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Kilgore (the obligee), with the city and the public protected. The bond specifically covers faulty workmanship or material — if the plumbing inspector finds a defect, the code gives you 72 hours to remedy it, and the bond backs that repair obligation.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Plumbers and gas fitters who work to code treat the $1,000 bond as a registration formality, not a risk. We issue it for $100 flat, with no credit check on the application.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $1,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the city clerk. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the City of Kilgore city clerk before your permit issues. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $1,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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Finish your Kilgore registration today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.