New York — Watch, Guard Or Patrol Agency Bond
New York’s Watch, Guard or Patrol Agency program calls for proof of a $10,000 surety bond. The Southern Agency’s listing concerns the agency’s State licensing obligation, not an individual guard’s credential or a substitute for the separate insurance needed when employing security guards.
Also known as New York Watch, Guard Or Patrol Agency Bonds
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- Recorded state
- New York
- Bond type
- Security Guard Agency Bond
- Category
- Professional & occupational licenses
What this bond does
The currently linked DOS-1536 form names the People of the State of New York and the Watch, Guard or Patrol Agency category. It secures faithful and honest operation of the licensed business in accordance with law.
- Who needs it
- The agency applicant and its qualifying business principal. The State separately reviews principal qualifications, the licensing examination, experience, and fingerprints; arranging security does not qualify the principal or register every employee.
- Who it protects
- The form describes claims arising from the principal’s licensure over the full license term and lawful, faithful and honest business conduct. That is not a general security-incident policy or an automatic payment for every incident involving a guard.
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
- NY Department of State: current Watch, Guard or Patrol Agency licensing (opens in a new tab)Checked October 21, 2026
- Department of State: currently linked DOS-1536 bond form (opens in a new tab)Checked October 21, 2026
Have these ready
- Agency legal entity, qualifying principal and actual State licensing request.
- Watch, Guard or Patrol category on the accepted DOS form and $10,000 sum.
- Acknowledgment/execution and conditional-to-license effective-date instructions.
- Separate licensing qualifications, employee records and insurance evidence when employing guards.
Questions about this bond
Does this register each individual guard?
No. It concerns the agency’s State license. The qualifying principal and employee credentials/records are separate from issuing the business’s $10,000 instrument.
Does the licensed term start when I purchase?
Do not assume that. The State form aligns the instrument with the license’s effective date and describes conditional dating before actual issuance. Follow the accepted State/provider instructions; the public option has no term label.
Does the $10,000 instrument replace the insurance for an agency employing guards?
No. The current programme lists separate minimum liability limits of $100,000 per occurrence/$300,000 aggregate and specified personal-injury coverages. The licensing security is not that policy.