2012 Mississippi Code
Title 73 - Professions and Vocations
Chapter 69 - Mississippi Residential Electronic Protection Licensing Act
§ 73-69-31. Alarm contracting company to return electronic protective system codes to factory default setting under specified circumstances; revocation of license; civil fines

(1) Each alarm contracting company engaged in alarm contracting who sells an electronic protective system to a consumer shall immediately return the lockout, installer or programming code of the electronic protective system to the factory default setting when the consumer cancels the contract with the alarm company and contracts with another alarm company provided all original contractual obligations are fulfilled.

(2) In addition to the penalties provided in this chapter, any alarm contracting company who violates this section shall have its license revoked and be subject to a civil fine by the State Fire Marshal of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($ 500.00) nor more than Two Thousand Dollars ($ 2,000.00).