Pocatello PI & security bonds.
$100 flat.
Pocatello requires every licensed private detective agency or merchant patrol business to file a $10,000 surety bond with the Chief of Police before a license issues — ours is $100 flat, and the price you see is the checkout price. No credit check, so most applicants approve instantly.
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How much does a Pocatello PI & security bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
A municipal police-issued license bond is about 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
Bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Chief of Police
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the Pocatello Police Department alongside your private detective agency or merchant patrol license application.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Pocatello licenses private detective agencies and merchant patrol businesses under City Code Chapter 5.44. Before any license issues, that chapter requires the applicant to file a surety bond with the Chief of Police, approved by the city attorney as to form and sufficiency, in the sum of $10,000.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Pocatello — the bond is taken in the name of "the people of the city" (the obligee) — with anyone injured by the licensee's negligent, wilful, malicious, or wrongful act able to bring an action directly on the bond to recover damages.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Pocatello licenses under this chapter run on a calendar year, valid January 1 through December 31 with fees not prorated, so we track the renewal date and notify you ahead of the deadline to keep the bond 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 the Chief of Police. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the Pocatello Police Department alongside your private detective agency or merchant patrol license application.
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.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.