New Jersey fire/burglar alarm & locksmith bonds.
$100 flat.
New Jersey conditions a fire alarm, burglar alarm and locksmith business license on a $10,000 surety bond filed with the Fire Alarm, Burglar Alarm and Locksmith Advisory Committee. Ours is $100 flat — the price our carrier's rate book sets for this bond, the same for every licensee. This is the combined-scope bond when one license covers all three trades.
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How much does a New Jersey fire/burglar alarm & locksmith bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
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
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Advisory Committee
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Fire Alarm, Burglar Alarm and Locksmith Advisory Committee application or renewal. 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 through the Fire Alarm, Burglar Alarm and Locksmith Advisory Committee, a unit within the Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors in the Division of Consumer Affairs. When a single license covers all three trades, the license is conditioned on a $10,000 surety bond — a consumer-protection guarantee behind the alarm and locksmith work you perform.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of New Jersey (the obligee), with your customers as the protected parties. If a licensee violates the Act through fraud, misrepresentation, or failure to perform contracted work, a harmed customer 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 active for the life of your license; we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out so your $10,000 filing stays 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 $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 the Advisory Committee. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Fire Alarm, Burglar Alarm and Locksmith Advisory Committee application or renewal. 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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