MD private detective bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.
Maryland’s State Police no longer require a surety bond to license a private detective agency — since 2020 the agency requirement is commercial general liability insurance. A detective-agency bond today is usually a contractual, client, or legacy requirement. Premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — the exact price is set by your bond amount in the on-page calculator.
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A fast application for the standard detective-agency bond — enter your amount, apply, and you have the executed bond. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount you were asked for, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Priced and issued
The application collects no credit information — your exact premium is set by bond amount. Most applications approve instantly and issue on the spot; larger amounts may get a quick review.
Deliver to whoever required it
Submit the executed bond to your client or contract counterparty. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the detective-agency bond actually covers
Maryland licenses private detective agencies through the Maryland State Police under the Maryland Private Detectives Act (Business Occupations & Professions Title 13). As of 2020 the State Police no longer require a surety bond for the agency license — the requirement is commercial general liability insurance instead.
So unlike most license bonds, a Maryland detective-agency bond is generally not a state mandate today. When an agency is asked for one now, it’s usually a contractual or client requirement — a corporate client, an investigations contract, or a counterparty that conditions work on a surety bond.
Because there’s no current statutory figure, the amount is whatever your contract or client names. The bond protects whoever required it against losses from the agency violating the terms of that engagement — enter that figure; premiums start at $100, and the application collects no credit information.
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Priced at the application.
Submit the application with the bond amount you were asked for — your exact premium (from $100) is set and the executed bond is generated, ready to deliver.
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Detective-agency bond, issued today.
Premium from $100. Enter the amount you were asked for and deliver it the same day.