The City of Montgomery requires every private investigator working in the city to file a $25,000 surety bond with the Montgomery Police Department as a condition of the city investigator license. Ours is $750 flat — 3% of the bond amount — and the application is five minutes.
















License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section.
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 and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Montgomery Police Department and the City Clerk at City Hall. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
$25,000 bond × 3% = $750, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
A private investigator bond is a conduct guarantee. The City of Montgomery licenses investigators working in the city through the Montgomery Police Department, and conditions that license on a $25,000 surety bond so there is a financial backstop if an investigator violates city ordinance or state law in the course of the work.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Montgomery (the obligee), with members of the public as the protected parties. If an investigator causes harm by violating the rules that govern the license, 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 your city license, so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out to keep your filing continuous.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
$750 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.