MD agency bonds.
Flat 3%. Enter your amount.
The Maryland State Police dropped the surety bond requirement for private detective and security guard agency licenses in 2020. So a bond today is generally a legacy filing or a contractual or client requirement, not a current state mandate. Whatever amount you have been asked for, we issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check.
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No underwriting queue for the standard agency bond — enter your amount, pay, and you have the executed bond. Here is the whole thing:
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Your business details, the bond amount you were asked for, and an 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, contract counterparty, or filing office. 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 agency bond covers
Maryland licenses private detective agencies under the Business Occupations and Professions Article, Title 13 and security guard agencies under Title 19, both through the Maryland State Police. Historically each carried a surety bond — but the State Police dropped the bond requirement for licensure in 2020.
So unlike most license bonds, a Maryland agency bond today is generally not a current state mandate. When an agency is asked for one now, it is usually a legacy filing, a contractual requirement, or a client condition — a corporate client, an agency contract, or a counterparty that conditions work on a surety bond.
Because there is no statewide figure anymore, the amount is whatever your contract or filing names — historically $3,000 for an individual and $5,000 for a firm were common reference points. Enter the figure you were asked for and we issue the bond 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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Agency bond, issued today.
Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount you were asked for and deliver it the same day.