South Carolina contract security agency bonds.
$100 flat.
South Carolina requires every licensed contract security business to post a $10,000 bond with the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) under S.C. Code 40-18-50(B). Ours is $100 flat, issued instantly, identical for every agency.
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How much does a South Carolina contract security agency 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 SLED
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your SLED contract security business license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
South Carolina regulates private security and investigation agencies through the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) under Title 40, Chapter 18. A contract security business — one that provides security services or guards for hire — must hold a SLED license, and S.C. Code 40-18-50(B) conditions that license on a $10,000 surety bond in favor of the State, in a form approved by the Attorney General.
The bond stands behind the agency's compliance with applicable state and local law. A party harmed by the agency's conduct can make a claim against the bond. It is a three-party arrangement — you (the principal), the surety, and the State as obligee.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. A surety may cancel on thirty days' notice to SLED, so the bond must be kept continuously in force; we track it and send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out.
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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 premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
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 SLED. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your SLED contract security business license application. 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.