Maine — Contract Security Company For Non Resident Bond
Maine calls for a $50,000 bond when a contract-security licensee is nonresident under Title 32 §9409. That classification does not turn only on the address of a guard office. Apply through The Southern Agency using the licensed applicant’s identity, the State’s residency test, and the bond form supplied for the licensing file.
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- Recorded state
- Maine
- Bond type
- Security Guard Agency Bond
- Category
- Professional & occupational licenses
What this bond does
Give the Commissioner of Public Safety the prescribed security for the licensee’s honest conduct. The current linked P-28 form names the State of Maine and provides the injured-person action described in §9409. The nonresident sum is $50,000; the resident sum is $10,000.
- Who needs it
- The licensee providing, or undertaking to provide, a security guard for another person in Maine, whose classification under the State rule is nonresident. Identify the licensee and any company/DBA consistently with the State file rather than automatically substituting a guard employee or storefront name.
- Who it protects
- Section 9409 conditions the bond on honest conduct and an injured person’s right to sue in their own name for the licensee’s intentional, knowing, reckless, or negligent act. It expressly includes an officer of an aggrieved labor union or association. The form names the State, while the statute and form preserve that injured-person right; neither description promises a particular claim outcome.
Your bond option
This is the option on record for this bond.
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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.
Sources
- Maine Title 32 §9409: bonding requirement (opens in a new tab)Checked October 21, 2026
- Maine Title 32 §9403: definitions (opens in a new tab)Checked October 21, 2026
- Maine State Police: contract-security licensing and forms (opens in a new tab)Checked October 21, 2026
- Maine State Police: P-28 Surety Bond, July 2020 form (opens in a new tab)Checked October 21, 2026
- Maine State Police: Contract Security Company new-license application (opens in a new tab)Checked October 21, 2026
Have these ready
- State licensing file/approval letter and the form supplied for the contract-security applicant.
- Exact licensee, company/DBA and addresses, plus incorporation evidence or the qualifying natural person’s residence for the statutory classification.
- Correct $50,000 nonresident sum, State of Maine form wording and actual beginning/ending dates.
- Principal/surety execution and notary arrangements, followed by the current State return instructions.
Questions about this bond
Does a Maine office make a corporation resident for this amount?
The statute tests whether the corporation is incorporated under Maine law, not merely where it keeps an office or registered agent. For other persons, it uses the residence of the natural person qualifying for the license. Confirm the category for your actual structure with the State if needed.
Why does the form also mention investigators and assistants?
The State uses a shared P-28 form. Select the contract-security role and the sum that fits §9409’s residency rule. The investigative-assistant amount printed on the same document is not the sum for this nonresident company filing.
Who may bring an action under the condition?
Section 9409 and P-28 preserve an injured person’s own-name action for intentional, knowing, reckless, or negligent acts of the licensee; the statute expressly includes an officer of an aggrieved labor union or association. A particular case must still satisfy the applicable condition and legal process.
Does the State form supply a fixed term for this purchase?
No. P-28 has beginning/ending-date blanks, and this choice has no duration label. Use the period in the State file and intended instrument rather than borrowing a continuous term or cancellation rule from a different form.