Michigan — Professional Investigator Or Professional Investigator Agency Bond
Using a surety bond for a Michigan professional investigator license? Prepare the $10,000 undertaking in the licensed applicant’s name, with the agency and qualifying officer details aligned. Apply through The Southern Agency, then upload the issued bond through MiCLEAR.
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- Recorded state
- Michigan
- Bond type
- Private Investigator / Detective Bond
- Category
- Professional & occupational licenses
What this bond does
The bond backs faithful and honest conduct of the licensed investigative business. It is one financial-security route under MCL 338.829, not an additional bond automatically required on top of qualifying substitute insurance.
- Who needs it
- Professional investigator or agency applicants, including sole proprietors and permitted business entities, using the bond route for Michigan licensing.
- Who it protects
- The bond is taken in the name of the people of Michigan. The statute lets a person injured by the principal’s willful, malicious and wrongful act bring an action in their own name for the resulting damages.
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
- Michigan MCL338.829: investigator license and security (opens in a new tab)Checked October 21, 2026
- LARA: professional investigator agency initial license (opens in a new tab)Checked October 21, 2026
- LARA: investigator insurance/surety bond submission instructions (opens in a new tab)Checked October 21, 2026
Have these ready
- Legal applicant/agency identity and qualifying officer details.
- Entity or sole-proprietor DBA records and physical office information.
- $10,000 bond request, accepted state wording/form and required dates.
- MiCLEAR application or existing license record for document upload.
Questions about this bond
Must I have both this bond and the statutory substitute insurance?
The statute permits qualifying insurance in lieu of the bond. It specifies co-insureds and coverage limits; do not assume a different insurance policy automatically replaces the required security.
Should the bond name only the qualifying officer?
Match the actual licensed applicant and agency record. LARA’s application considers the qualifying officer and agency together and requests the business/sole-proprietor documentation.
Does the three-year license make this a three-year bond option?
The statute gives the license a three-year period, but the public purchase option states no bond term. Use the department’s actual dates and accepted instrument rather than inferring a provider term.