NJ fire & burglar alarm bonds.
$300. Five minutes.
A licensed New Jersey fire alarm, burglar alarm, or locksmith business must maintain a $10,000 bond in favor of the State. Ours is $300 flat — 3% of the bond amount, the same for every business — and there is no credit check on this bond.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Business license bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount business bonds like this are among the thousands that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with Consumer Affairs
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your alarm/locksmith business license through the Advisory Committee. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$10,000 bond × 3% = $300, 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 Jersey licenses fire alarm, burglar alarm, and locksmith businesses under the Fire Alarm, Burglar Alarm, and Locksmith Act (N.J.S.A. 45:5A-23 et seq.), administered by the Division of Consumer Affairs through the Fire Alarm, Burglar Alarm and Locksmith Advisory Committee. A business license is conditioned on a surety bond.
By rule (N.J.A.C. 13:31A-3.5), a licensed alarm or locksmith business must retain and maintain a $10,000 surety bond in favor of the State of New Jersey, executed by a surety authorized in New Jersey and approved by the Department of Banking & Insurance.
The bond is a consumer-protection guarantee: it stands behind your compliance with the Act and protects customers from financial harm caused by fraud, misrepresentation, or failure to perform. It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Finish your alarm/locksmith license today.
$300 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.