Arizona private investigator bonds.
$200 flat.
Arizona requires a private investigator agency to file a fixed $2,500 bond with the Department of Public Safety to get licensed — ours is $200 flat, set by our carrier’s rate book for this bond. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does an Arizona private investigator bond cost?
$200 at the $2,500 amount, the same for every applicant.
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 is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with DPS
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your DPS private investigator agency license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
An Arizona private investigator agency bond is a public-protection guarantee. You investigate on behalf of clients, and the state wants a financial backstop that the agency conducts its business honestly and faithfully under Arizona's private investigator law.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the people of the State of Arizona through the Department of Public Safety (the obligee). The bond protects clients and the public against wrongful acts by the principal, a partner, a private investigator, agent, or employee of the agency.
The DPS agency license runs two years, and the bond must stay active for the life of the license. We track it and notify you 60 and 30 days before expiration, keeping your $2,500 filing continuous so your agency license never lapses.
You need this bond if you're
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 $2,500 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The carrier issues this bond for a single two-year term; the term cannot be changed at checkout.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, October 8, in the year your term ends.
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 DPS. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your DPS private investigator agency license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $200 at the $2,500 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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$200 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.