Maine private investigator bonds.
$100 flat.
Maine requires a resident professional investigator to file a $10,000 bond with the Chief of the State Police under 32 M.R.S. §8111. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price, no quote round-trip. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Maine private investigator 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, your county, 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 your license
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Chief of the State Police alongside your license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A Maine professional investigator bond is an honest-conduct guarantee. Under 32 M.R.S. §8111, the bond is conditioned on the honest conduct of your investigative business — and it gives any person injured by an intentional, knowing, reckless, or negligent act of the licensee the right to bring an action on the bond in their own name.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the people your work touches as the protected parties. The bond is filed with the Chief of the State Police, who administers professional investigator licensing in Maine.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a valid claim, you repay the surety. The bond must stay active for the life of your license, so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out to keep 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 your license. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Chief of the State Police 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.