Georgia — Certified Scale Repairman Bond
Preparing a Georgia commercial scale service license? GDA asks the company for a single $1,000 bond, alongside its weights calibration and mechanics’ licensing records. Apply through The Southern Agency with the company registration and GDA form ready.
Also known as Georgia Certified Scale Repairman Bonds
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- Recorded state
- Georgia
- Category
- Professional & occupational licenses
What this bond does
The registered serviceman or service agency undertaking backs compliance with Georgia’s weighing and measuring service rules. It is separate from approval of the company’s test weights and each mechanic’s knowledge test.
- Who needs it
- Businesses installing or repairing commercial weighing devices in Georgia and matching the bond request for GDA’s Scale Mechanic program. Keep the company applicant distinct from its individually licensed mechanics.
- Who it protects
- The posted bond runs to Georgia’s Commissioner of Agriculture for the benefit of device owners. Its conditions address regulatory compliance and injury or damage caused by the principal’s negligence, incompetence or misconduct in the registered duties.
Your bond option
This is the option on record for this bond.
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The bond amount describes the limit of the bond obligation, not the price. A listed amount does not establish what the requesting party requires. The premium is what you pay and must be confirmed for the actual option. An E&O limit, where listed, is separate errors and omissions insurance.
Sources
- GDA Scale Mechanic Licenses: company and individual requirements (opens in a new tab)Checked October 21, 2026
- GDA scale mechanics registration packet (December2025) (opens in a new tab)Checked October 21, 2026
Have these ready
- Exact company registration name and GDA application details.
- Class of weights, calibration results and listed mechanics/test records.
- Current GDA bond form, $1,000 request and effective date.
Questions about this bond
Do I need a $1,000 bond for every mechanic?
GDA’s current instructions ask the company for a single-company $1,000 bond. Mechanics still need their own licensing/test records. Match the principal to GDA’s company request.
Does retesting weights every two years renew the bond?
Weights calibration and the bond are different requirements. The posted bond is continuous until canceled; the company’s two-year weights retesting cycle does not establish an automatic bond expiry.
Can the surety cancel the posted form immediately?
The form requires written notice to the Commissioner and a 90-day interval from receipt before cancellation takes effect. It preserves rights for claims arising before the cancellation effective date.