This chapter constitutes the chapter on alarm company operators and alarm agents. It may be cited as the Alarm Company Act....

The following terms as used in this chapter have the meaning expressed in this article: (a) Person means any individual, firm, company, association, organization, partnership, limited...

An alarm company operator means any person who, for any consideration whatsoever, engages in business or accepts employment to install, maintain, alter, sell on premises, monitor,...

An alarm company operator means any person who, for any consideration whatsoever, engages in business or accepts employment to install, maintain, alter, sell on premises, monitor, or...

This chapter does not apply to: (a) A person employed exclusively and regularly by any employer who does not provide contract alarm services for other entities or persons, in connection...

Notwithstanding any other requirements for licensure as an alarm company operator or for registration as an alarm agent pursuant to this chapter, an applicant for an alarm company...

There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a Bureau of Security and Investigative Services. The bureau is under the supervision and control of the director. The director shall administer...

The Governor shall appoint a chief of the bureau at a salary to be fixed in accordance with Section 12080.3 of the Government Code. The chief shall serve under the direction and supervision...

Every power and duty granted to or imposed upon the director under this chapter may be delegated to the chief, except that the director may not delegate authority to adopt or otherwise act...

The director, in accordance with the State Civil Service Act, and Section 159.5, may appoint and fix the compensation of such clerical, inspection, investigation, and auditing personnel, as...

The chief shall gather evidence of violations of this chapter and of any rule or regulation established under this chapter by unlicensed persons who engage in a business for which a...

It shall be the duty of the chief to initiate and conduct investigations into the business operations of alarm company operators on his or her own motion, if the alarm company operator...

The director, taking into consideration the recommendations of the advisory board, may establish and enforce such rules and regulations as may be reasonable and necessary for the...

The chief or his or her designee may inspect, examine, or investigate the relevant records, books, accounts, and files created and maintained by the alarm company operator. The chief...

The director may automatically suspend a license, registration, or firearm qualification card if it is determined that the continued possession of such a license, registration, or card...

If, upon investigation, the chief determines that an alarm company operator, a qualified manager, or an alarm agent is in violation of Sections 7597.1, 7597.2, 7597.3, 7597.5,...

(a) The director may deny a license, certificate, or registration regulated by this chapter on the grounds that the applicant has done any of the following: (1) Knowingly made a false...

The bureau shall deny a firearms permit, pursuant to Section 12021 of the Penal Code, to any licensee, qualified manager, or alarm agent who has been convicted of a felony, unless...

(a) When considering the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license, certificate, or registration, for which application has been made under this chapter, the chief, in...

The Governor shall appoint an Alarm Company Operator Disciplinary Review Committee. The disciplinary review committee shall consist of three members who are actively engaged in business...

The Alarm Company Operator Disciplinary Review Committee shall perform the following functions: (a) Affirm, rescind, or modify all appealed decisions concerning administrative fines assessed...

(a) An alarm company operator, qualified manager, or alarm agent may request a review by the Alarm Company Operator Disciplinary Review Committee to contest the assessment of an administrative...

The disciplinary review committee shall be provided all evidence used by the bureau in reaching its decision prior to hearing an appeal.

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No person shall engage within this state in the activities of an alarm company operator as defined in Section 7590.2, unless the person holds a valid alarm company operator's license or...

Any person who violates any provision of this chapter, or who conspires with another person to violate any provision of this chapter, or who knowingly engages an unlicensed alarm...

Any person who engages in any business regulated by this chapter, who acts as or represents himself or herself to be a licensee under this chapter, who falsely represents that he or...

No person engaged in performing any service requiring a license under this chapter may bring or maintain any action in any court of this state for the collection of compensation for...

Any person who knowingly falsifies fingerprints or photographs as required for any provisions of this chapter is guilty of a felony....

The provisions of this chapter shall not prevent the local authorities of any city, county, or city and county, by ordinance and within the exercise of the police power of the city, county,...

An application for an alarm company operator license shall be made in writing to, and filed with, the chief in the form that may be required by the director and shall be accompanied by...

(a) Each individual applicant and each qualified manager, partner of a partnership, and designated officers of a corporation shall submit with the application, one personal...

If the applicant for license is an individual, the application shall state the full name of the individual, the full residence address of the applicant, and that the applicant is to...

If the applicants for license are copartners, the application shall state the true names and addresses of all the general partners and the name of the partner to be actively in charge of the...

If the applicant for license is a corporation, the application shall state the true names and complete residence addresses of the chief executive officer, secretary, chief financial officer,...

The director may refuse to issue a license to any applicant pending final disposition of any investigation of criminal activity or of any disciplinary action previously filed against the...

The chief shall issue a pocket identification card to the owner, partners, officers, and qualified manager. The chief shall determine the form and content of the card. A...

The director shall issue a license, the form and content of which shall be determined in accordance with Section 164. In addition, the director shall issue a Certificate of Licensure...

Each alarm company operator license, together with the current renewal certificate, if any, shall at all times be conspicuously displayed at the place of business for which the license is issued....

An alarm company operator license issued under this chapter expires two years following the date of issuance or on the assigned renewal date. Every alarm company operator issued a...

An alarm company operator's license not renewed within three years following its expiration may not be renewed thereafter. Renewal of the license within one year, or issuance of...

A suspended alarm company operator license is subject to expiration and shall be renewed as provided in this article, but renewal of the license does not entitle the licensee, while...

An alarm company operator whose license has been canceled pursuant to this article, may obtain a new license only upon compliance with all of the provisions of this chapter relating to...

A licensee desiring to operate an alarm company operator business under one or more fictitious trade names shall apply and qualify for an initial license for each fictitious trade name. ...

A licensee desiring to operate an alarm company operator business at a location other than the principal place of business as shown on the license shall apply for a branch office...

Every licensed business, including registered branch offices, shall be under the active charge of a qualified manager. Every licensed registered branch office shall be managed by...

(a) Whenever a qualified manager ceases to be in active charge of the business, the license shall be automatically suspended within 30 days unless the licensee notifies the bureau...

Except as herein otherwise provided, no individual shall be in active charge of the business if the individual has ever had a license revoked for cause or has ever been disqualified...

(a) The business of each licensee shall be operated under the active direction, control, charge, or management, in this state, of the licensee, if he or she is qualified, or the person...

The designated branch office manager shall spend an average of 51 percent of the usual business hours in the conduct of the business at the registered branch office location under...

Every person licensed, registered, or designated under this chapter, who in the course of his or her employment carries a firearm, shall complete a course of training in the carrying and...

The director shall issue a firearms permit when all of the following conditions exist: (a) The applicant is a licensee, a qualified manager of a licensee, a designated branch office manager...

If a firearms permit is denied, the denial of the permit shall be in writing and shall describe the basis for the denial. The denial shall inform the applicant that if he or she desires a review...

The firearms qualification card shall be mailed to the applicant at the address which appears on the application. In the event of the loss or destruction of the card, the cardholder may apply...

A firearms qualification card does not authorize the holder thereof to carry a pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person in a concealed manner...

A firearms qualification card expires two years from the date of issuance, if not renewed. A person who wishes to renew a firearms qualification card shall file an application for renewal...

(a) Effective October 1, 1993, the bureau shall not issue a firearm permit if the applicant is prohibited from possessing, receiving, owning, or purchasing a firearm pursuant to Section...

(a) Effective October 1, 1993, the bureau shall not renew a firearm permit if the applicant is prohibited from possessing, receiving, purchasing, or owning a firearm pursuant to Section...

(a) The Department of Justice may charge the bureau a fee sufficient to reimburse the department's costs for furnishing firearm eligibility information upon submission of the...

A firearm permit shall be automatically revoked if at any time the Department of Justice notifies the bureau that the holder of the firearm permit is prohibited from possessing,...

Every person licensed, registered, or designated under this chapter, who in the course of his or her employment carries tear gas, or any other nonlethal chemical agent, shall complete...

A licensee shall not permit any employee to carry tear gas, or any other nonlethal chemical agent, prior to ascertaining that the employee is proficient in the use of tear gas or...

The director may assess fines as enumerated in this article pursuant to Section 7591.9. Assessment of administrative fines shall be independent of any other action by the bureau or...

(a) No licensee, qualified manager, branch office manager, or alarm agent shall carry, use, or possess a loaded or unloaded firearm in the course and scope of his or her employment, whether...

No licensee, qualified manager, branch office manager, or alarm agent shall carry any inoperable, replica, or other simulated firearm. A violation of this section shall result in a fine...

No licensee, qualified manager, branch office manager, or alarm agent shall carry any inoperable, replica, or other simulated firearm. A violation of this section shall result in a fine...

No licensee, qualified manager, branch office manager, or alarm agent shall use a firearm which is in violation of law, or in knowing violation of the standards for carrying and usage...

No licensee, qualified manager, branch office manager, or alarm agent shall carry or use tear gas or any other nonlethal chemical agent in the performance of his or her duties, unless he...

(a) No licensee, qualified manager, branch office manager, or alarm agent shall carry a pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person in a concealed...

Every person entering the employ of a licensee, performing the function of an alarm agent who responds to alarm systems shall complete a course in the exercise of the powers to arrest,...

The course of training in the exercise of the power to arrest may be administered, tested, and certified by any licensee. The department may approve any person or school to teach the course in...

No employee of a licensee performing the function of an alarm agent who responds to alarm systems shall be issued a firearms qualification card until proper certification by the...

(a) Within three working days after commencing employment, any employee performing the function of alarm agent, who is not currently registered with the bureau, shall submit to the...

The application for registration under this article shall be on a form prescribed by the director and shall be accompanied by the fee as prescribed in this chapter....

The application shall be verified and shall include the following: (a) The full name, residence address, telephone number, and date of birth of the employee. (b) The name, address,...

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), an employee of a licensee may be assigned to work with a temporary application for registration until the bureau issues a registration card or...

No employee of a licensee shall carry or use a firearm unless the employee has in his or her possession a valid alarm agent registration card and a valid firearm qualification card...

The bureau, upon receipt of a criminal offense record or record of a subsequent arrest from the California Department of Justice, shall make an immediate determination of fitness for registration...

If the chief determines that an applicant's criminal history contains arrest information for which there appears no disposition, the chief shall issue a notice to the applicant...

If the director determines that continued employment of an applicant or registrant, in his or her current capacity, may present an undue hazard to public safety, the licensee,...

Upon approval of an application for registration, the chief shall cause to be issued to the applicant, at his or her last known address, a registration card in a form approved by the director....

A licensee shall at all times be responsible for ascertaining that his or her employees subject to registration are currently registered or have made proper application for...

A registration issued under this chapter expires two years following the date of issuance or on the assigned renewal date. Every alarm agent issued a registration under this chapter...

The director may assess fines as enumerated in this article pursuant to Section 7591.9. Assessment of administrative fines shall be independent of any other action by the bureau, or...

An alarm agent shall carry on his or her person, while on duty, either a valid and current registration card or a temporary application for registration. A fine of ten dollars ($10) may...

An alarm agent who responds to an alarm system shall wear a prominently displayed patch or other designation which clearly identifies the name of the licensee. An alarm agent who carries...

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, an applicant for a qualified manager certificate for an alarm company operator license shall: (a) Have had at least two years' experience in...

The director shall issue a qualified manager certificate to any person meeting the requirements of Section 7599. The certificate shall be posted, along with the alarm company operator license,...

Examinations shall be given at least once every other month at such places and on such specific dates as the director may from time to time determine and fix....

In order to be eligible for an initial examination, an applicant shall have completed and filed his or her application together with the application fee prescribed by this chapter in the office...

If an applicant fails to pass an initial examination or fails to appear as scheduled for an examination, he or she shall not be eligible for any subsequent examination except upon payment...

All applicants shall be examined concerning their competency, experience, and qualifications by the chief. The chief may take testimony of anyone in regard thereto under oath....

If an applicant fails to complete his or her application within one year after it has been filed, or fails to take the examination within a one-year period after becoming eligible therefor,...

Every qualified manager certificate issued under this chapter shall be subject to the same renewal provisions which apply to an alarm company operator license as set forth in...

For purposes of this article, branch office means any additional location, other than the alarm company operator's principal place of business, where the selling, monitoring, installation,...

Any licensed alarm company operator, who maintains or proposes to maintain a branch office as defined in this article, shall apply and qualify for a branch office registration....

The application for a branch office registration under this article shall be on a form prescribed by the director and shall be accompanied by the fee as set forth in this chapter....

The application shall include: (a) The full name, address of the licensed location, telephone number at the licensed location, the name of the qualified manager, and license number of...

Upon receipt of the application for a branch office registration, the chief shall issue a Branch Office Registration. The registration shall be posted in a conspicuous place at the...

Each branch office registration shall be managed and supervised by a designated branch office manager. However, each registered branch office and designated branch office manager shall be under...

Every branch office registration issued under this chapter shall be subject to the same renewal provisions which apply to a license as set forth in Sections 7593.11, 7593.12,...

The director may assess fines for any violation as enumerated in this article, pursuant to Section 7591.9. Assessment of administrative fines shall be independent of any other action by...

For purposes of this article, licensee means an alarm company operator. A licensee shall at all times be responsible for those actions of his or her employees, including his or...

(a) A licensee shall notify the bureau within 30 days of any change of its officers required to be named pursuant to Section 7593.4 and of any addition of a new partner. (b) Applications,...

No licensee shall conduct business as defined in Section 7599.20 from any location other than that location for which a license or branch office registration was issued. A violation...

No licensee shall conduct a business as an individual, partnership, or corporation unless the licensee holds a valid license issued to that exact same individual, partnership, or...

Each licensee shall maintain a file or record containing the name, address, commencing date of employment, and position of each employee, and the date of termination. Those files...

Each licensee shall maintain an accurate and current record of proof of completion of the course of training in the exercise of the power to arrest as required by Section 7598.1, by each of...

Each licensee shall certify an employee's completion of the course of training in the exercise of power to arrest, or obtain proof that the training has been administered by...

Within three working days, each licensee shall verify proof of current and valid registration issued by the bureau for each employee who is subject to registration, or shall require an employee...

No licensee shall allow any employee to carry a firearm or other deadly weapon without first ascertaining that the employee is proficient in the use of each weapon to be carried. A...

A licensee shall maintain an accurate and current record of all firearms or other deadly weapons that are in the possession of the licensee, or of any employee of the licensee, while on...

Within seven days after any violent incident, involving a dangerous weapon, which has been caused by or occurred upon a licensee or any officer, partner, qualified manager, or employee...

Within seven days after receiving a final civil court judgment filed against the licensee or any officer, partner, qualified manager, or employee of a licensee for an amount of more than...

Every advertisement by a licensee soliciting or advertising business shall contain his or her name and license number as they appear in the records of the bureau. A violation of this section...

No licensee or employee of a licensee shall enter any private building or portion thereof, excepting premises open to the public, without the consent of the owner or the person in...

No licensee shall aid and abet an unlicensed alarm company operator in any activity for which a license is required. A violation of this section may result in a fine of one...

No licensee shall transfer his or her license. This means that no licensee shall permit an employee or agent, in his or her own name, to advertise, engage clients, furnish reports or...

No licensee, or officer, partner, manager, or employee of a licensee, shall knowingly make any false report to his or her employer or client for whom information is being obtained. A violation...

No licensee shall abandon the completion of any installation of an alarm system without legal excuse. A violation of this section may result in a fine of one hundred dollars ($100) for the...

No licensee shall willfully depart from or disregard any plans or specifications, or in the absence of specific requirements, within the plans or specifications of accepted trade...

No licensee shall willfully or deliberately disregard any building laws, safety law, or labor laws of the state or any political subdivision thereof. A violation of this section may result in...

No licensee shall fail in any material respect to complete any alarm system installation for the price stated in the contract for the alarm system. A violation of this section may result...

No licensee shall willfully refuse, without legal excuse, to pursue the installation of an alarm system with reasonable diligence, causing material injury to another. A violation of...

Every agreement, including, but not limited to, lease agreements, monitoring agreements, and service agreements, including all labor, services, and materials to be provided for the installation...

No licensee shall make any untrue or misleading statements in connection with the business of the licensee. Untrue or misleading statements include, but are not limited to, a representation...

No alarm company operator shall: (a) Knowingly install a defective alarm system. (b) Willfully fail to service the alarm system pursuant to the terms of the warranty or service agreement. ...

The director may assess administrative fines against any licensee, qualified certificate holder, firearms qualification card holder, or registrant for failure to notify the bureau within...

Except as otherwise required to comply with the provisions of this chapter, the proceedings under this article shall be conducted in accordance with Section 7591.19....

The director may suspend or revoke an alarm company operator license, a qualified manager certificate, an alarm agent registration, or a firearms permit, issued under this chapter, if...

The record of conviction, or a certified copy thereof, shall be conclusive evidence of conviction as that term is used in Section 7591.10.

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Effective July 1, 1998, the bureau shall establish and assess fees and penalties for licensure and registration as follows:...

The director shall furnish one copy of any issue or edition of the licensing law, rules and regulations, manuals, or guides to any applicant or licensee without charge. The director shall...

The director shall furnish one copy of any issue or edition of the licensing law, rules and regulations, manuals, or guides to any applicant or licensee without charge. The director shall charge...

The department shall receive and account for all money derived from the operation of this chapter and, at the end of each month, shall report that money to the Controller and shall pay it...

Application or licensee fees shall not be refunded except in accordance with Section 158....

All money derived from Section 7591.9 is hereby continuously appropriated to the bureau to support the bureau's enforcement program....

There shall be a separate budget and expenditure statement and a separate revenue statement outlining all moneys derived from and expended for the licensing and regulation of alarm...