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Connecticut — Private Detective Or Security Service License Bond

Connecticut calls for a $10,000 performance surety bond for a private-detective/agency or security-service license, alongside separate general-liability evidence. Prepare the actual licensee and company names, service class and State dates before applying through The Southern Agency. The business-license filing is distinct from an employee’s guard credentials or investigator registration.

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Recorded state
Connecticut
Bond type
Security / Investigation / Locksmith Bond
Category
Professional & occupational licenses

What this bond does

Post the $10,000 State security with the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection using an authorized Connecticut surety. Sections 29-155a and 29-161l address the respective license classes; DESPP links DPS-363-C for the financial document in both programs.

Who needs it
The applicant for the private-detective, detective-agency or security-service license identified in the DESPP Special Licensing and Firearms Unit file. Use the licensed person/entity and company structure actually in that file rather than entering an employee’s name solely because the employee investigates or guards.
Who it protects
The statutes condition the security on the principal not doing an act meriting suspension or revocation of the applicable license. A person aggrieved by an act violating the described law may proceed against the principal, surety or both to recover damages. It is not a guaranteed payment for every complaint or an assurance of professional competence.

Your bond option

This is the option on record for this bond.

The bond amount describes the limit of the bond obligation, not the price. A listed amount does not establish what the requesting party requires. The premium is what you pay and must be confirmed for the actual option. An E&O limit, where listed, is separate errors and omissions insurance.

Prepare DPS-363-C with the actual license class

The State-linked form identifies the licensee, company and address as principal information and names the Commissioner and successors as the protected State recipient. It has separate beginning/ending dates and witness/signature lines for the licensee and surety.

Use DESPP’s accepted current wording for the actual detective/security-service file. The form’s older watchman/armored-car wording does not mean that a purchase grants every service authority. The separate licensing application has its own sworn/notarized instructions; do not transfer those execution rules between documents.

Keep the $300,000 liability evidence and status notices separate

Both financial sections call for a general-liability insurance certificate of at least $300,000 before license issuance. The insurance limit is not added to the $10,000 bond amount, and the bond does not replace that certificate.

The licensee must notify the Commissioner in writing within thirty days of a change in the insurance or bond status. The bond form separately describes surety termination for good cause: thirty days’ written notice by registered/certified mail to both the principal and Commissioner, with future-act liability ending after the stated service-of-notice period.

Complete the State licensing file after the purchase

Purchase Now opens Propeller in a new tab. The choice displays no amount or duration. Compare the applicant/company, service class, $10,000 State instrument, Commissioner wording and dates with the SLFU file before completing it.

Keep the issued financial document for the State’s licensing/renewal directions, alongside the separate liability certificate. DESPP describes two-year licenses, but this choice does not state a two-year purchase. Buying does not submit the State file or issue an employee credential.

Sources

Have these ready

  1. Actual DESPP licensee/entity, company name, service class and new/renewal file.
  2. DPS-363-C/accepted State wording, Commissioner recipient, $10,000 sum, and actual start/end dates.
  3. Instrument-specific licensee/surety witness and signature directions, distinct from application notarization.
  4. Separate $300,000-or-more general-liability certificate and SLFU submission/status-change instructions.

Questions about this bond

Does the bond replace the liability certificate?

No. Both §29-155a and §29-161l call for a separate general-liability certificate of at least $300,000 before license issuance. The bond remains $10,000; do not combine the insurance limit with its sum.

Is the licensee’s thirty-day notice the same as surety cancellation?

No. The statutes address the licensee’s written notice of a status change within thirty days. DPS-363-C separately describes the surety’s advance registered/certified notices to the principal and Commissioner and its service-of-notice rule for later acts. Follow the actual instrument; one duty does not replace the other.

Can an employee use this purchase as a guard card or registration?

No. The detective/security-service license file and its financial instrument are different from employee licensing, certification, registration and any separate armed-work authorization. Follow the relevant current DESPP process for the actual work.

Do two-year licenses establish this purchase’s duration?

No. The State describes two-year licenses, while the form has its own financial dates and this choice has no duration label. Use the accepted instrument’s period and continuation/replacement instructions.

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