NJ security agency bonds.
$275. Five minutes.
New Jersey requires every licensed security officer company to file a $5,000 bond with the Superintendent of the State Police under the Security Officer Registration Act (SORA). At a flat 3% the premium would be $150 — but our floor is the $275 minimum, the same honest number for every agency.
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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 the State Police
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your SORA security officer company application or renewal through the Division of State Police. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$5,000 bond × 3% = $150, but our minimum premium is $275 — so $275 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 security officer companies through the Superintendent of the Division of State Police under the Security Officer Registration Act (SORA), and conditions the license on a $5,000 surety bond. The bond is a public-protection guarantee that the agency will conduct its business faithfully and honestly in accordance with law.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of New Jersey (the obligee), with the public as the protected party. If a licensed agency violates SORA and someone is harmed, that party can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. SORA licenses run on a two-year cycle; we track the bond and notify you 60 and 30 days before expiration so your $5,000 filing stays 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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$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.