AL basic installer bonds.
$100 flat.
The Alabama Onsite Wastewater Board requires a licensed basic installer to file a $15,000 surety bond as a condition of the license. Our carrier's rate book sets the price at $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. License bonds like this issue instantly.
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Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details, your employer company, and an effective date. No financials, and the application collects no credit information.
Pay & e-sign
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 Board
Your executed bond on the AOWB form arrives by email, ready to file with your license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Alabama licenses septic installers through the Onsite Wastewater Board (AOWB). The basic installer license covers conventional onsite systems, and the Board conditions it on a $15,000 surety bond — a public-and-consumer-protection guarantee that you install systems in line with the Board's law and rules.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Alabama for the benefit of the public (the obligee). If an installer violates the Onsite Wastewater law and a property owner is harmed, the harmed party can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond must stay active for the life of the license, so we track it and notify you ahead of the Board's December 31 renewal deadline. Advanced Level I and II installers post a larger $30,000 bond — see those pages if you hold an advanced license.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
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$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.