Maine — Private Investigator For Non Resident Bond
A Maine professional investigator who is not a State resident must furnish a $50,000 bond under Title 32 §8111. The Southern Agency’s nonresident listing concerns the licensed investigator’s residency—not simply the location of a client or assignment. Match that status before applying.
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- Recorded state
- Maine
- Bond type
- Private Investigator / Detective Bond
- Category
- Professional & occupational licenses
What this bond does
Maine requires security for honest conduct of the licensed investigation business. The prescribed instrument is executed by the licensee as principal and a surety authorized in Maine, is filed with the licensing authority and runs to the State of Maine.
- Who needs it
- The individual nonresident professional-investigator licensee. The statute distinguishes that $50,000 requirement from the $10,000 resident-investigator bond and the separate $20,000 investigative-assistant bond. A company trade name or an assistant credential does not change the licensed person’s category.
- Who it protects
- The statute and published State form preserve an injured person’s right to bring an action on the bond for intentional, knowing, reckless or negligent acts of the licensee. The honest-conduct condition is not a promise that an investigation will yield a particular result or that every complaint produces payment.
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 Legislature: Title32§8111 bonding and insurance (opens in a new tab)Checked October 21, 2026
- Maine State Police: published FormP-28 surety instrument (opens in a new tab)Checked October 21, 2026
- Maine State Police: published new PI application checklist (opens in a new tab)Checked October 21, 2026
Have these ready
- Actual licensee’s nonresident status and professional-investigator capacity, not just a Maine job address or business name.
- State Form P-28 with $50,000 nonresident amount, correct principal/surety, accepted dates, and execution/notarial requirements.
- Separate required insurance limits and annual proof naming the licensee.
- Qualification documents and State-requested application/background records, including other-State residence history where applicable.
Questions about this bond
Does a Maine assignment let me use the resident $10,000 amount?
The statute distinguishes the licensee’s residency, not merely where an assignment occurs. A nonresident professional investigator’s stated requirement is $50,000. Match actual licensing status rather than selecting the resident line on the shared form.
Does the $50,000 bond replace the required liability insurance?
No. Section 8111 separately requires the stated property-damage and injury/death insurance limits, with proof naming the licensee submitted annually. Keep that evidence distinct from the honest-conduct instrument.
Must I choose a one-year term because insurance proof is annual?
Do not infer that. The annual requirement concerns submission of insurance proof. The published bond has beginning/ending blanks and this public option supplies no term label; use the dates accepted for the actual licensing file.