2017 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 40 - Professions and Occupations
CHAPTER 79 - SOUTH CAROLINA ALARM SYSTEM BUSINESS ACT
Section 40-79-230. Application for license; who must sign; what must be submitted.
(A) An entity desiring to carry on or engage in an alarm system business shall submit an application to the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. The owner, partners, or president, as appropriate, must sign the application. The primary qualifying party must also sign the application.
(B) To qualify for a license, the applicant must:
(1) submit a completed application as prescribed by the board;
(2) satisfy the examination requirements prescribed by the board;
(3)(a) for burglar alarms, take the Level I training course and receive a certificate of completion from the National Training School; or
(b) for fire alarms, take the Level I training course and receive a certificate of completion from the National Training School or take the Level II training course and receive a certificate of completion from the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies;
(4) submit proof that the applicant's primary qualifying party is a full- time employee in a management position;
(5) submit a criminal background check of the entity's principal officers, all qualifying parties, and registered employees. The background check must indicate that these individuals are at least eighteen years of age and have not been convicted of any criminal act or committed any acts which are grounds for the denial of a license under this chapter;
(6) submit all documentation required by the department pursuant to the requirements of this chapter;
(7) pay all fees;
(8) the applicant must submit a list of all qualifying parties, registered employees, and branch offices in order to be licensed by the department;
(9) upon the cancellation of an alarm license, the licensee must complete an initial application, pay the appropriate fees, and be issued a new license number; and
(10) the department may provide for an alarm system business license that permits the holder to participate in the burglar alarm system or fire alarm system business, or both.
HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 367, Section 1; 2002 Act No. 358, Section 8; 2006 Act No. 292, Section 1.
Editor's Note
Prior Laws:1986 Act No. 512, Section 5; 1987 Act No. 175, Sections 2, 6, 7; 1992 Act No. 360, Section 3; 1994 Act No. 515, Section 2; 1976 Code Section 40-79-50.
