MD private detective bonds.
Flat 3%. Enter your amount.
Maryland’s State Police no longer require a surety bond to license a private detective agency — since 2020 the agency requirement is commercial general liability insurance. A detective-agency bond today is usually a contractual, client, or legacy requirement, and we issue whatever amount you’re asked for at a flat 3% with no credit check.
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No underwriting queue for the standard detective-agency bond — enter your amount, pay, and you have the executed bond. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount you were asked for, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
Deliver to whoever required it
Submit the executed bond to your client or contract counterparty. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
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Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure you were asked for and the premium updates.
What it is and who needs it.
What the detective-agency bond actually covers
Maryland licenses private detective agencies through the Maryland State Police under the Maryland Private Detectives Act (Business Occupations & Professions Title 13). As of 2020 the State Police no longer require a surety bond for the agency license — the requirement is commercial general liability insurance instead.
So unlike most license bonds, a Maryland detective-agency bond is generally not a state mandate today. When an agency is asked for one now, it’s usually a contractual or client requirement — a corporate client, an investigations contract, or a counterparty that conditions work on a surety bond.
Because there’s no current statutory figure, the amount is whatever your contract or client names. The bond protects whoever required it against losses from the agency violating the terms of that engagement — enter that figure and we issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check.
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Five minutes, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount you were asked for — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to deliver.
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Detective-agency bond, issued today.
Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount you were asked for and deliver it the same day.