Connecticut private detective bonds.
$100 flat.
Connecticut requires every private detective and security service license applicant to post a $10,000 surety bond with the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection. Ours is $100 flat — the price our carrier sets for this bond. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Connecticut private detective bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 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 DESPP
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the State Police Special Licensing and Firearms Unit alongside your license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A Connecticut private detective and security service bond is a public-protection guarantee. Investigators and guard services hold sensitive trust, and the state wants a financial backstop that you'll operate within the law that governs detectives, guard services, and security personnel.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Connecticut (the obligee), with anyone you injure as the protected party. The bond is conditioned that the principal not do any act that would merit suspension or revocation of the license — if you do, an injured party can recover against the bond.
The bond must stay active for the life of your license. Connecticut also requires licensees to carry a $300,000 general liability policy, which is separate from this bond. We track the bond and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $10,000 filing continuous.
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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 $10,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
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 DESPP. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the State Police Special Licensing and Firearms Unit alongside your license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $10,000 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.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.