IA PI & security agency bonds.
$100 flat.
Iowa licenses private investigation, private security, and bail enforcement agencies through the Department of Public Safety. An agency holding more than one of those licenses files a $10,000 bond under Iowa Code 80A.10 — ours is $100 flat, the price you see is the checkout price, and the application collects no credit information.
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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 the Department of Public Safety
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your DPS agency license. The bond stays in force until the surety gives the department 30 days’ written notice. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Iowa licenses private investigation, private security, and bail enforcement agencies through the Iowa Department of Public Safety under Iowa Code chapter 80A. A license is not issued until the applicant files a surety bond with the department.
The amount turns on how many license types you hold. An agency licensed for only one of these businesses files a $5,000 bond; an agency that will carry more than one — say private investigation and private security — files a $10,000 bond. This page is the $10,000 (multi-license) version.
The bond is filed for the benefit of the public and stays in force until the surety gives the department 30 days’ written notice. If the agency violates chapter 80A and someone is harmed, they can recover against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety.
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One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this bond doesn't have one.
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$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.