New Jersey fire & burglar alarm bonds.
$100 flat.
A licensed New Jersey fire alarm, burglar alarm, or locksmith business must maintain a $10,000 bond in favor of the State. Ours is $100 flat, issued instantly — no credit check.
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How much does a New Jersey fire & burglar alarm bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
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 is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount business bonds like this are among the thousands that issue right after purchase.
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.
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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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 $10,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The bond runs to January 31 whatever day you buy; the premium covers the period to that date.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, January 31, 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
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.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $10,000 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.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.