New Hampshire investigator & guard bonds.
$1,000 flat.
New Hampshire requires every private investigator, security guard service, and bail recovery agent to carry a $50,000 surety bond under RSA 106-F, filed with the Department of Safety. Ours is $1,000, issued instantly — the price you see is the checkout price, identical for everyone. A quick soft credit check may apply; the bond is issued when you pay.
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How much does a New Hampshire investigator & guard bond cost?
$1,000 at the $50,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to licensed.
Your license is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, effective date. That is the application — the only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
E-sign & file with the Department of Safety
Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your license application or renewal at the Division of State Police. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
New Hampshire licenses private investigators, security guard services, and bail recovery agents through the Department of Safety, Division of State Police, and conditions the license on a $50,000 surety bond under RSA 106-F. The bond is a public-protection guarantee standing behind your conduct — and the conduct of any employees who work under your license.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the State of New Hampshire together with anyone harmed by your work (the protected parties). If a licensee violates the chapter or harms a member of the public, the harmed party can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond must stay in force for the life of the license, so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out to keep your $50,000 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 $50,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The carrier issues this bond for a single two-year term; the term cannot be changed at checkout.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, October 8, in the year your term ends.
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
E-sign & file with the Department of Safety. Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your license application or renewal at the Division of State Police. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $1,000 at the $50,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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The Department of Safety is waiting on one document.
$1,000 flat, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.