SC private detective bonds.
$300. Five minutes.
South Carolina requires a private investigation agency to file a $10,000 bond with SLED, in favor of the State, to get its license. Ours is $300 flat — 3% of the bond amount — 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 SLED
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your SLED license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
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$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
South Carolina licenses private investigation agencies through the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) under S.C. Code Title 40, Chapter 18. An applicant for a private investigation agency license must post a $10,000 bond with SLED, in a form approved by the Attorney General and in favor of the State.
The bond is a guarantee that the licensee performs the duties of the office according to South Carolina law. It protects the State and other individuals from financial loss if the investigator fails to follow the law or the terms of the bond; a harmed party can recover against it, and if the surety pays, you repay the surety.
The bond must be written by a surety licensed in South Carolina, and the surety can cancel only on 30 days’ notice to SLED. License terms typically run annually — we track yours and notify you 60 and 30 days out so your agency license never lapses over a missed renewal.
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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.
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$300 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.