UT private investigator bonds.
$300. Five minutes.
Utah requires a private investigator to file a $10,000 bond with the Bureau of Criminal Identification under the Private Investigator Regulation Act — ours is $300 flat, which is 3% of the bond amount. The application is five minutes, 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 the Bureau of Criminal Identification
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your BCI 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
A Utah private investigator bond is a public-protection guarantee. Investigators gather sensitive information and act on behalf of clients — the state wants a financial backstop standing behind your conduct under the Private Investigator Regulation Act.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Utah (the obligee), with the public as the protected parties. The bond is for the benefit of any person injured by the acts of a private investigator or agency — if you violate the Act and someone is harmed, they can recover against the bond.
The bond must stay active throughout your licensing period. The surety notifies the Bureau if the bond is cancelled or expires, and BCI cancels a license on that notice — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $10,000 filing 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.
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If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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$300 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.