2015 Code of Alabama
Title 34 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES.
Chapter 1A - ALARM SYSTEM INSTALLERS.
Section 34-1A-1 - Definitions.

Section 34-1A-1Definitions.

For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) ALARM MONITORING COMPANY. Any person, company, corporation, partnership, or business, or a representative or agency thereof, authorized to provide alarm monitoring services for alarm systems or other similar electronic security systems whether the systems are maintained on commercial business property, public property, or individual residential property.

(2) ALARM SYSTEM. Burglar alarms, security cameras, or other electrical or electronic device used to prevent or detect burglary, theft, shoplifting, pilferage, and other similar losses. The term does not include any fire detection, fire alarm, or fire communication system.

(3) ALARM SYSTEM INSTALLER. A person or business entity that offers to undertake, represents itself as being able to undertake, or does undertake the installation, service, or monitoring, of alarm systems for the public for any type of compensation.

(4) ALARM VERIFICATION. A reasonable attempt by an alarm monitoring company to contact the alarm site or alarm user by telephone or other electronic means to determine whether an alarm signal is valid prior to requesting law enforcement to be dispatched to the location and, if the initial attempted contact is not made, a second reasonable attempt to make a contact utilizing a different telephone number or electronic address or number.

(5) BURGLAR ALARM. An assembly of equipment and devices, or a single device such as a solid-state unit which plugs directly into an AC line, designed to detect an unauthorized intrusion or an attempted robbery at a protected premises or signal public police or private guards to respond, or both.

(6) CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION SYSTEM (CCTV). A combination of electronic equipment and devices designed and arranged for the viewing, monitoring, or recording of video signals transmitted from transmitters, such as cameras, to receivers, such as monitors, digital video recorders, and network video recorders (NVR) through a closed cable or other video signal transmission method.

(7) ELECTRONIC ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM. A system that is powered by the building's primary power source and is used as a process to grant or deny an individual access to a specific area or object based upon his or her possession of an item, a code, or physical characteristic.

(8) INSTALLATION. The initial placement of equipment or the extension, modification, or alteration of equipment after initial placement.

(9) LOCKSMITH. A person or business entity that offers to undertake, represents itself as being able to undertake, or does undertake the installation or service of locks for motor vehicles or for residential or commercial use. The term does not include a person whose financial compensation from services as a locksmith for the installation or service of locks for residential use does not exceed five hundred dollars ($500) annually and who does not advertise for his or her services as a locksmith.

(10) MONITORING STATION. A location where alarm signals are received as a part of an alarm system and then relayed via operator to law enforcement officials.

(11) SERVICE. Necessary repair in order to return the system to operational condition.

(Acts 1997, No. 97-711, p. 1465, §1; Act 2004-103, p. 137, §3; Act 2006-541, p. 1250, §1; Act 2010-399, p. 655, §1; Act 2013-221, p. 513, §1; Act 2014-160, §1.)