Maine — Investigative Assistant Bond
Apply for the $20,000 Maine investigative assistant bond through The Southern Agency. This is the assistant’s bond, not the separate resident or nonresident professional investigator requirement.
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- Recorded state
- Maine
- Bond type
- Private Investigator / Detective Bond
- Category
- Professional & occupational licenses
What this bond does
Maine requires a licensed investigative assistant to provide a $20,000 bond to the Chief of the State Police or the chief’s designee, using the prescribed form.
- Who needs it
- Maine investigative assistants working under a licensed professional investigator. The assistant is separately licensed; the employer’s professional investigator bond does not establish the assistant’s security.
- Who it protects
- The bond is conditioned on honest conduct of the licensee’s business and provides an action for a person injured by an intentional, knowing, reckless or negligent act of the licensee.
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 §8111: bonding requirements (opens in a new tab)Checked October 21, 2026
- Maine Title 32 §8110-A: investigative assistant employment (opens in a new tab)Checked October 21, 2026
- Maine Title 32 §8103: chief and assistant definitions (opens in a new tab)Checked October 21, 2026
Have these ready
- Assistant’s legal name and Maine application or license details.
- Supervising professional investigator’s name and license information.
- Prescribed bond form, $20,000 assistant requirement and requested dates.
Questions about this bond
Can I use the resident investigator’s $10,000 amount?
No. Section 8111 separately lists a $20,000 bond for investigative assistants. The resident/nonresident figures apply to professional investigator licenses.
Does the assistant need a license as well as a bond?
Yes. Section 8110-A requires the employed assistant to be licensed, and the statutory definition places the assistant under a licensed investigator’s supervision.
Who receives the bond?
Section 8111 requires it to be given to the chief, defined as the Chief of the State Police or designee. Use the prescribed form and current licensing delivery instructions.