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District Of Columbia — Private Detective Business Bond

A District of Columbia detective business needs the bond and licensing evidence for its actual DLCP category. The Southern Agency’s listing is for a private detective business, not a security-officer credential. The statutory condition is verified, but the current business-specific amount, accepted form, and dates still need confirmation before purchase.

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Recorded state
District of Columbia
Bond type
Private Investigator / Detective Bond
Category
Professional & occupational licenses

What this bond does

D.C. Code § 5–121.01 requires corporate surety bonds for licensed private detectives, running to the District and conditioned on observance of applicable District laws and regulations by the detective and people acting on the detective’s behalf. The statute sets a ceiling of $25,000; that ceiling is not proof of the amount required for this business filing.

Who needs it
The legal applicant for the District’s Private Detective Business (PDB) category, matched to DLCP’s actual request. Its Security Program separately lists PDB, Private Detective Individual Business (PAI) and Private Detective (PD). A business name or an employee’s personal credential does not resolve which category applies.
Who it protects
The statute benefits people damaged by a licensed detective’s or representative’s violation of applicable law or regulation. An aggrieved person may sue the surety alone or with the principal, with recovery limited by the penal amount and prior recoveries. This is not an automatic payment, approval of investigative methods or authority to act as police.

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.

Match PDB to the actual applicant

DLCP’s Occupational and Professional Licensing Security Program publishes different application and renewal checklists for a Private Detective Business, an individual business and an individual detective. Use the checklist for the actual applicant and initial/renewal filing. Do not substitute a guard-agency or security-officer document.

The separate Detective Agency business-licensing page lists occupancy, applicable corporate registration, professional-licensure proof, and tax registration. Those business documents do not replace the professional category’s own requirements. Keep the legal business name, registration, and relevant licensed individuals consistent across the file.

The $25,000 statutory ceiling does not select your amount

Section 5–121.01 directs regulation of the actual requirement and says the amount must not exceed $25,000. It does not establish that this particular business must file $25,000. The current PDB checklist’s financial details and accepted template have not been fully verified here; obtain the actual amount, form and effective period before proceeding.

The statutory condition extends to the licensed detective’s agents, employees, and others acting on its behalf. It concerns violations of applicable District law or regulation and the resulting damages. The law limits the surety’s total exposure to the amount remaining after earlier recoveries; it does not promise the entire sum to each claimant.

Confirm the PDB instructions before opening the application

Have DLCP’s current PDB request, the legal applicant and qualifying-person details, approved condition, exact amount and dates ready. Also follow the current professional application’s background, fingerprint and document instructions. A notarization requirement for a licensing affidavit does not establish execution requirements for the bond itself.

When the unresolved PDB amount, template and dates are confirmed, Purchase Now opens Propeller in a new tab. Compare the principal, District obligee, accepted condition and period before completing it. Follow DLCP’s actual filing instructions. The public option labels neither an amount nor a term, and purchase alone does not obtain professional or business licensure.

Sources

Have these ready

  1. Current DLCP PDB initial/renewal request, distinct from PAI, PD or guard/security categories.
  2. Legal business/applicant name and relevant licensed-individual information matching the licensing documents.
  3. Still-needed confirmation of the current PDB amount, accepted template/condition, and effective period.
  4. Required occupancy, applicable corporate, tax, and professional-licensure evidence, plus current background/fingerprint instructions.

Questions about this bond

Should I select $25,000 because the statute mentions it?

No. The statute says not more than $25,000 and directs the requirement to be set by regulation. The exact current amount for this PDB filing remains unverified here; match DLCP’s actual request.

Is a private detective business the same as a security officer?

No. DLCP lists separate business, individual-business, detective and security categories. Use the category and documents for the actual applicant, not a similarly named guard credential.

Does one successful claim leave the full amount available again?

The statute limits the surety’s total liability to the penal amount or what remains after prior recoveries. It does not establish a fresh full limit for every claimant or an automatically renewing purchase term.

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