OR private investigator bonds.
$100 flat.
Oregon requires every private investigator to file a fixed $5,000 bond with the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) under ORS 703.415 — ours is $100, set by our carrier’s rate book for this bond. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
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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 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 DPSST
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your DPSST private investigator license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Oregon licenses private investigators through the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST), and conditions the license on a $5,000 surety bond under ORS 703.415. The bond is a client-and-public-protection guarantee: it backs your duty to perform investigative work properly and lawfully.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Oregon (the obligee), with the people you serve as the protected parties. The bond covers amounts ordered against you for negligent or improper work, breach of contract, or misuse of personal information the PI statutes restrict.
The bond must stay active for the life of your license. DPSST also accepts an irrevocable letter of credit or errors-and-omissions coverage of at least $5,000 in its place — but a surety bond is usually the cheapest option, and we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out so your filing stays continuous.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this application doesn't collect credit information.
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$100, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.