UT private investigator bonds.
$100 flat.
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 $100 flat, the price you see is the checkout price. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
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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 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.
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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One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — the application collects no credit information at all.
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$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.