MN private detective bonds.
$100 flat.
Minnesota requires every private detective and protective agent to file a fixed $10,000 bond with the licensing Board — ours is $100 flat, set by our carrier's rate book for this bond. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
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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's the application — no financials, no credit information collected, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with your license
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Board of Private Detective and Protective Agent Services. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Minnesota licenses private detectives and protective agents through the Board of Private Detective and Protective Agent Services, and conditions the license on a $10,000 surety bond. The bond is a conduct guarantee: it financially backs your honest, lawful performance of detective or protective-agent duties.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the State of Minnesota (the obligee), with the public as the protected parties. If a licensee commits misconduct in the course of the work, a harmed party can recover against the bond.
The bond must stay active for the life of your license. Let it lapse and your license is at risk — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $10,000 filing continuous.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — the application collects no credit information.
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$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.