NJ locksmith bonds.
$300. Five minutes.
New Jersey requires every licensed locksmith to file a fixed $10,000 bond under the Fire Alarm, Burglar Alarm and Locksmith Act — ours is $300 flat, which is 3% of the bond amount. The application is five minutes, and license bonds like this are the fastest thing we issue.
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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's the application — no financials, no credit check section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with your license
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Board of Examiners through the Division of Consumer Affairs. 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 locksmiths under the Fire Alarm, Burglar Alarm and Locksmith Act of 1997 (N.J.S.A. 45:5A-23 et seq.), administered by the Board of Examiners through the Division of Consumer Affairs. The license is conditioned on a $10,000 surety bond — a consumer-protection guarantee standing behind your honest, competent work.
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 locksmith’s fraud, misrepresentation, or failure to perform causes a loss, the harmed customer can recover against the bond up to $10,000.
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, so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $10,000 filing continuous.
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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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$300 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.