ID plumbing contractor bonds.
$100 flat.
Idaho requires plumbing contractors to file a $2,000 surety bond as a condition of licensure. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price, and this is issued on the spot. The application collects no credit information.
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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 and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit section.
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 DOPL
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Idaho plumbing contractor license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Idaho licenses plumbing contractors through the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL) — which absorbed the former Division of Building Safety's plumbing program — and conditions the license on a $2,000 surety bond. The bond is a consumer-and-public-protection guarantee that you perform plumbing work in accordance with Idaho's plumbing laws and code.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Idaho together with harmed parties. If a contractor's faulty or non-compliant work causes a loss, the harmed party can recover against the bond up to $2,000.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Idaho also requires plumbing contractors to carry liability insurance separately; the bond is the small surety filing that conditions your license.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — the application collects no credit information, because this bond doesn't need it.
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$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.