Minnesota Technology System Contractor Bond

What it is & who requires it

Businesses licensed as technology system contractors — the low-voltage trade, covering technology circuits and systems such as fire alarm, security, nurse call, sound, data and communication wiring. The reason this is a separate record from the electrical contractor bond, and not a footnote to it, is that the statute and the department disagree about how many trades there are. The statute defines one word, “contractor,” to include electrical, satellite system and technology system contractors, and imposes one penal sum on all three. The department publishes three separate bond forms, takes three separate filings, and runs the licenses on two different expiry calendars. What a contractor actually buys is the form the department names, so the trades are separated here the way the obligee separates them. Employees working under the supervision of a power limited technician do not need their own license for most technology circuit work, but the exceptions in the statute are specific and worth reading before assuming a crew is covered.

Obligee: Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (Construction Codes and Licensing Division). Citation: Minn. Stat. § 326B.33, subd. 15 (bond required — each contractor shall give and maintain bond to the state in the penal sum of $25,000); Minn. Stat. § 326B.31, subd. 14 (“Contractor includes electrical contractors, satellite system contractors, and technology system contractors”); Minn. Stat. § 326B.33, subd. 7 (power limited technician); Minn. Stat. § 326B.33, subd. 19 (technology system contractor licenses expire August 1 of each even-numbered year); Minn. Stat. § 326B.33, subd. 21 (technology systems contractor is a business license); Minn. Stat. § 326B.34 (alarm and communication systems); Minn. Stat. § 326B.0921 (bond requirements); DLI Technology System Contractor Surety Bond form (penal sum printed as TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($25,000.00)).

Bond amount

The required bond amount is $25,000.

How to get it

This bond is individually underwritten, so it is not issued instantly. Request a quote and a licensed producer follows up to walk you through it.

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Term & renewal

Term: Continuous from the date of issue, cancellable by the surety only on 30 days’ written notice to the commissioner by certified mail, and required to be in force at all times the license is active.

Renewal: The license expires on the first of August in each even-numbered year — five months out of step with the electrical contractor cycle — and the bond must be in force throughout; the penal sum aggregates on a two-year cycle.

Filing

Filed with the commissioner on the department’s Technology System Contractor Surety Bond form, which prints the penal sum in the AMOUNT box and in words and figures in the body. One defect on the face of the current form is recorded here rather than smoothed over, because the condition clause is the part the surety answers for: the header names the technology system contractor, and the operative clause beneath it recites that the principal is applying to be licensed as a satellite system contractor, for all satellite system work. The wording appears to have been carried across from the satellite form. It does not change the penal sum, which is the same on both, and it does not change the statutory authority, which covers both; but a contractor whose surety reads the clause literally should expect the question, and should ask the licensing unit to confirm the form before executing it. Corporate surety licensed in Minnesota; no cash or deposit alternative; in lieu of all other license bonds to any political subdivision.

Source

Verified against the obligee source (last checked 2026-09-07).

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Frequently asked questions

Who requires the Minnesota Technology System Contractor Bond?

It’s required by Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (Construction Codes and Licensing Division) (Minn. Stat. § 326B.33, subd. 15 (bond required — each contractor shall give and maintain bond to the state in the penal sum of $25,000); Minn. Stat. § 326B.31, subd. 14 (“Contractor includes electrical contractors, satellite system contractors, and technology system contractors”); Minn. Stat. § 326B.33, subd. 7 (power limited technician); Minn. Stat. § 326B.33, subd. 19 (technology system contractor licenses expire August 1 of each even-numbered year); Minn. Stat. § 326B.33, subd. 21 (technology systems contractor is a business license); Minn. Stat. § 326B.34 (alarm and communication systems); Minn. Stat. § 326B.0921 (bond requirements); DLI Technology System Contractor Surety Bond form (penal sum printed as TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($25,000.00))). Businesses licensed as technology system contractors — the low-voltage trade, covering technology circuits and systems such as fire alarm, security, nurse call, sound, data and communication wiring. The reason this is a separate record from the electrical contractor bond, and not a footnote to it, is that the statute and the department disagree about how many trades there are. The statute defines one word, “contractor,” to include electrical, satellite system and technology system contractors, and imposes one penal sum on all three. The department publishes three separate bond forms, takes three separate filings, and runs the licenses on two different expiry calendars. What a contractor actually buys is the form the department names, so the trades are separated here the way the obligee separates them. Employees working under the supervision of a power limited technician do not need their own license for most technology circuit work, but the exceptions in the statute are specific and worth reading before assuming a crew is covered.

How much is the Minnesota Technology System Contractor Bond?

The bond amount is $25,000.

How do I get the Minnesota Technology System Contractor Bond?

This bond is individually underwritten, so it is not issued instantly. Request a quote and a licensed producer follows up to walk you through it.

What is the term?

Continuous from the date of issue, cancellable by the surety only on 30 days’ written notice to the commissioner by certified mail, and required to be in force at all times the license is active. Renewal: The license expires on the first of August in each even-numbered year — five months out of step with the electrical contractor cycle — and the bond must be in force throughout; the penal sum aggregates on a two-year cycle.

Is this bond insurance for me?

No. It protects the obligee and the public — not you. If a valid claim is paid, you repay the surety.

How is this requirement verified?

We verify it against the obligee’s primary source (last checked 2026-09-07); the source link is on this page.