§ 21-60. Alarm system contractors.

(a)

All alarm system contractors shall register annually with the alarm administrator. Each alarm system contractor shall pay a fee in accordance with the fee schedule established at Appendix A unless it is regulated by the department of business and professional regulation and has paid a local business tax for the current year to the county or municipality in the state where it's permanent business location or branch office is maintained. A fine shall be levied in accordance with the fee schedule established at Appendix A for failure to register. Each registration shall be valid for 12 months.

(b)

No person shall install, maintain, repair, alter, service or monitor alarm systems for compensation without being an alarm system contractor, or a fine shall be levied as established in Appendix A.

(c)

All alarm system contractors shall furnish each of its agents with identification cards in accordance with F.S. § 489.518, or a fine shall be levied for each violation, in accordance with the fee schedule established at Appendix A.

(d)

Alarm system contractors shall not install systems or equipment or use methods of installation that do not meet or exceed minimum Underwriters Laboratories or American National Standards Institute requirements for the appropriate installation or that do not use control panels tested for conformance to the Security Industry Association's Control Panel Standard, or a fine shall be levied for each violation, in accordance with the fee schedule established at Appendix A.

(e)

Alarm system contractors shall not activate or service an alarm system unless it is permitted, or a fine shall be levied, in accordance with the fee schedule established at Appendix A.

(f)

Alarm system contractors shall not cause a false alarm during the servicing, repairing, testing or inspection of an alarm system, or a fine shall be levied in accordance with the fee schedule established at Appendix A. The alarm operator shall not be charged for such false alarms.

(g)

Alarm system contractors shall provide all alarm operators with a blank alarm permit application, whenever installing, maintaining, repairing, altering or servicing an alarm system, unless the alarm system contractor reasonably believes that the system is permitted, or a fine shall be levied in accordance with the fee schedule established at Appendix A.

(Ord. No. 030480, § 9, 11-24-03; Ord. No. 040570, § 1, 11-22-04; Ord. No. 070022, § 7, 6-25-07)