Michigan security alarm contractor bonds.
$250 flat.
Michigan requires every security alarm contractor to file a $25,000 bond with LARA before licensing, under MCL 338.1059. Ours is $250 flat — set by our carrier for this bond, identical for every contractor. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Michigan security alarm contractor 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, 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 LARA
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your LARA security alarm contractor license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Michigan regulates security alarm contractors under the Private Security Business and Security Alarm Act (MCL 338.1051 et seq.), and conditions a license on a $25,000 surety bond under MCL 338.1059. The bond is a public-protection guarantee that you'll comply with the act, state law, and the terms of your contracts with customers.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Michigan together with your customers (the protected parties). If a contractor violates the act or causes harm covered by the bond, the harmed party can recover against it.
The bond must stay active for the life of your license. Let it lapse and your license can be affected — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $25,000 filing continuous. It is not insurance for you: if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety.
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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 $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 LARA. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your LARA security alarm contractor license application or renewal. 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.
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$250 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.