NH investigator & guard bonds.
$1,500 flat. Soft pull.
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 $1,500 flat — 3% of the bond amount, identical for everyone. One soft credit pull, e-signed in 1–2 business days.
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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.
Reviewed & approved
Most of these clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score.
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.
The whole pricing page.
$50,000 bond × 3% = $1,500, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
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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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
Do I pay the $50,000? +
Who requires this bond? +
Does the bond cover my employees? +
Is there a credit check? +
When does it renew? +
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The Department of Safety is waiting on one document.
$1,500 flat, five-minute application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.