Georgia private detective bonds.
$250 flat.
Georgia conditions a private detective or private security business license on a $25,000 surety bond filed with the Board, under O.C.G.A. § 43-38-6. Our carrier's rate book prices ours at $250 flat, identical for every agency. No credit check.
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How much does a Georgia private detective bond cost?
$250 at the $25,000 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 the Board
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Board of Private Detective & Security Agencies license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Georgia licenses private detective businesses and private security businesses through the Georgia Board of Private Detective & Security Agencies, and conditions the license on a $25,000 surety bond under O.C.G.A. § 43-38-6.
The bond is executed in favor of the state and pays damages — up to $25,000 — to any person aggrieved by an act of the licensee that violates the chapter and would be grounds to deny, suspend, or revoke the license. It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety, and the state with harmed parties as protected parties.
Georgia allows alternatives to the bond: a commercial liability insurance policy, or a net-worth affidavit showing more than $50,000 in net worth. Most agencies find the $250 bond the simplest path — but if you'd rather use an alternative, the Board accepts those too.
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 $25,000 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 the Board. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Board of Private Detective & Security Agencies license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $250 at the $25,000 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.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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Agency license, one document done.
$250 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.