New Jersey collection agency bonds.
$100 flat.
New Jersey bars anyone from operating a collection agency, collection bureau or collection office — or collecting accounts, bills and other indebtedness for others — without a $5,000 bond on file under N.J.S.A. 45:18-1. Ours is $100 flat, the price you see is the checkout price. No credit check.
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How much does a New Jersey collection agency bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
The collection agency bond is one of the simplest filings in New Jersey surety. Here is the entire process:
Apply online
Agency details, an effective date, and a term. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
This bond is checkout-priced at $100 flat, so it issues the moment you pay — your executed bond and power of attorney generate on the spot.
File it with the State
Your executed bond arrives by email for the Collection Agency Bond Application — a Deputy Attorney General approves it as to form and the Division of Revenue files it with the Secretary of State. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
New Jersey does not license collection agencies through a board — it bonds them. Under N.J.S.A. 45:18-1, no person may operate a collection agency, collection bureau or collection office, or engage in the business of collecting or receiving payment for others of any account, bill or other indebtedness, without a $5,000 bond on file with the Secretary of State.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of New Jersey (the obligee). The bond is conditioned on paying over the proceeds of every collection to the creditor who placed the account, in accordance with your agreement, and on faithfully observing the laws governing the business — and any party aggrieved within the meaning of N.J.S.A. 45:18 et seq. can proceed against it.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond application is filed annually with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services, so the coverage has to stay continuous; we track your term and send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out.
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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 $5,000 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 it with the State. Your executed bond arrives by email for the Collection Agency Bond Application — a Deputy Attorney General approves it as to form and the Division of Revenue files it with the Secretary of State. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $5,000 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.
These are the actual issuing fields — agency details, an effective date, and a term. That is the entire application.
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$100 flat, issued the moment you pay, no credit check. Free until issued.