South Carolina polygraph examiner bonds.
$100 flat.
South Carolina licenses polygraph examiners through SLED and conditions the license on a $5,000 surety bond. Our carrier's rate book prices this specific bond at a flat $100 — the price you see is the price you pay at checkout, no quote round-trip. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a South Carolina polygraph examiner bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 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 and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your SLED polygraph examiner license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
South Carolina has licensed polygraph examiners since 1972 under the Polygraph Examiners Act, S.C. Code Title 40, Chapter 53, administered by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED). The bond is a client-protection guarantee: it stands behind your honest, lawful conduct of examinations.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of South Carolina (the obligee), with examinees as the protected parties. The bond is conditioned to pay, up to its $5,000 face amount, judgments recovered against you for wrongful or illegal acts committed in the course of examinations.
The bond must stay active for the life of your license. SLED expects continuous coverage, and a change in coverage must be reported — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $5,000 filing 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 $5,000 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 and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your SLED polygraph examiner license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $5,000 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.