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NY Gen Bus L § 69-L (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 6-D - Business of Installing Security or Fire Alarm Systems 69-L - Definitions.

§  69-l.  Definitions.  As  used  in  this article, unless the context   requires otherwise:1. "Department" means the department of state.2. "Person" means an individual, firm, company,  partnership,  limited   liability company or corporation.3.  "Licensee"  means a person as herein defined licensed to engage in   the business of installing, servicing or maintaining  security  or  fire   alarm systems under this article.4.  "To engage in the business of installing, servicing or maintaining   security or fire alarm systems" means and refers to a person  who  holds   himself  out  directly  or  indirectly,  as being able, or who offers or   undertakes, by any means or method, to install, service  or  maintain  a   security  or  fire alarm system to detect intrusion, break-in, movement,   sound or fire.5. "Fee", "examination fee", "license fee" and "renewal fee" mean  the   fees required to accompany an application for examination or fingerprint   processing  for  or  issuance  of  any license, including any temporary,   apprentice or renewal license, pursuant to this article. Such fee  shall   be non-refundable.
NY Gen Bus L § 69-M (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 6-D - Business of Installing Security or Fire Alarm Systems 69-M - License Required.

§  69-m.  License  required.  1.  On and after October first, nineteen   hundred  ninety-two,  no  person  shall  engage  in  the   business   of   installing,  servicing  or maintaining security or fire alarm systems or   hold himself out as being able so to do unless he is  licensed  therefor   pursuant  to  this  article.    Nothing  herein  shall prohibit a person   licensed  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  this  article  from   employing  individuals  to  assist  in  the  installation,  servicing or   maintaining of security or fire alarm systems,  provided  such  licensee   issues  identification  cards  on  a form prescribed by the secretary of   state to each unlicensed individual.2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this  section,   a license shall not be required of a person to engage in the business of   installing,  servicing  or maintaining security or fire alarm systems if   such an alarm system is to be installed in a motor vehicle, water vessel   or  aircraft  or  is  a   battery-operated   smoke   detection   device.   Furthermore,  a  property  owner  or proprietor who purchases or owns an   alarm system to be installed by him or his employees onto  his  property   or  place  of  business  shall  not  fall  under  the provisions of this   article.
NY Gen Bus L § 69-N (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 6-D - Business of Installing Security or Fire Alarm Systems 69-N - Powers of the Secretary of State.

§  69-n.  Powers  of the secretary of state. In addition to the powers   and duties elsewhere prescribed in this article, the secretary of  state   shall have power:1.  To  appoint an adequate number of assistants, inspectors and other   employees as may be necessary  to  carry  out  the  provisions  of  this   article, to prescribe their duties, and to fix their compensation within   the amount appropriated therefor.2.  To  examine  into the qualifications and fitness of applicants for   licenses under this article.3. To keep records of all licenses issued, suspended or revoked.4. To prepare a manual of rules and regulations  for  the  conduct  of   examinations  and to furnish copies thereof to persons desiring the same   upon payment of a reasonable fee therefor.5. To adopt such rules  and  regulations  not  inconsistent  with  the   provisions of this article, as may be necessary with respect to the form   and  content  of  applications  for licenses, the reception thereof, the   investigation and examination of applicants  and  their  qualifications,   and the other matters incidental or appropriate to his powers and duties   as  prescribed  by  this  article  and for the proper administration and   enforcement of the provisions of this article, and to  amend  or  repeal   any of such rules and regulations.
NY Gen Bus L § 69-PP (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 6-D - Business of Installing Security or Fire Alarm Systems 69-PP - Licensed Master Electrician Waiver.

§  69-pp.  Licensed  master  electrician  waiver. 1. Any person who is   licensed by any municipality as a master electrician and who engages  in   the  business  of  installing, servicing or maintaining security or fire   alarm  systems  within  such  municipality  shall  be  waived  from  the   provisions of this article upon registration with the secretary of state   in accordance with the provisions of this section.2.  Each  licensed  master electrician seeking a waiver shall register   with the secretary of state on a form prescribed by the secretary.  Such   form shall include at least: the individual's name and home address, the   business's  name  and  address,  a listing of jurisdictions in which the   master electrician is licensed, a listing  of  all  appropriate  license   numbers   and  such  other  information  as  the  secretary  shall  deem   necessary. No applicant for a waiver  shall  be  required  to  meet  the   provisions of section sixty-nine-o of this article.3.  Any  waiver  shall  only  apply  for  engaging  in the business of   installing, servicing or maintaining security or fire alarm  systems  in   municipalities  where  such  master  electrician  is  licensed. However,   should a licensed master electrician for any reason become unlicensed by   any municipality, such master electrician shall immediately  inform  the   secretary  of  state  of such action. The secretary of state may suspend   any waiver granted upon the basis of the master electrician license.4. A master electrician who engages in  the  business  of  installing,   servicing   or   maintaining   security   or   fire   alarm  systems  in   municipalities where such master electrician is not duly licensed, shall   be required to be licensed pursuant to this article.5. A master electrician who is licensed in any municipality within the   state shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements  of  paragraphs   (b) and (c) of subdivision one of section sixty-nine-o of this article.6.  The fee for all waivers granted to any master electrician shall be   established by the secretary of state and shall not exceed fifty dollars   every two years. Provided, however, that any person licensed pursuant to   this article prior to the effective date of this section shall be exempt   from the waiver fee for periods prior to October first, nineteen hundred   ninety-four. Such waiver shall be valid for a two  year  period  and  be   renewable for two year periods thereafter.7.  Any  license  issued  by  any  municipality  establishing a master   electrician license after July fifteenth, nineteen hundred  ninety-three   shall  not  be  grounds for a waiver pursuant to this section unless the   secretary determines that the  standards  for  such  master  electrician   license are not lower than those of this article.
NY Gen Bus L § 69-R (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 6-D - Business of Installing Security or Fire Alarm Systems 69-R - Fees.

§  69-r.  Fees.  1. The fee for a license to engage in the business of   installing, servicing or maintaining  security  or  fire  alarm  systems   shall  be  two  hundred  dollars  plus an amount to be determined by the   division  of  criminal  justice  services  to  cover  the  cost  of  the   division's  fingerprint search and report. For each renewal thereof, the   fee shall be one hundred dollars plus an amount to be determined by  the   division  of  criminal  justice  services  to  cover  the  cost  of  the   division's fingerprint search and report.2. The fee for taking an  examination  under  this  article  shall  be   fifteen  dollars; provided, however, that if the applicant qualifies for   a license as the result of  such  examination,  the  fee  paid  for  the   privilege  of  taking  such examination shall be included in the license   fee for the license issued to him thereon.3. The fee for issuing a duplicate license  in  substitution  for  one   lost, destroyed or mutilated shall be twenty-five dollars.4. The fee for changing a name or address shall be ten dollars.5.  The  fees hereinabove set forth shall be those for licenses issued   for the license period of two years or fraction of such period.
NY Gen Bus L § 69-S (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 6-D - Business of Installing Security or Fire Alarm Systems 69-S - Suspension and Revocation of Licenses.

§ 69-s. Suspension and revocation of licenses.  1. A license to engage in the business of installing, servicing or maintaining security or fire alarm systems may be suspended or revoked, or in lieu thereof a fine not exceeding  one  thousand dollars per violation payable to the department may be imposed or a reprimand issued by the secretary of state, for  any one or more of the following causes:  (a) Fraud or bribery in securing a license;  (b)  The  making of any false statement as to a material matter in any application or other statement or certificate required by or pursuant to this article;  (c) Incompetency;  (d) Failure to display the license as provided in this article;  (e) Violation of any provision of this article,  or  of  any  rule  or regulation adopted hereunder;  (f)  Conviction of a felony involving fraud, theft, perjury or bribery or other cause which would permit  disqualifications  from  receiving  a license upon the original application.   2.  Whenever  the  license  to  engage  in the business of installing, servicing or maintaining security or fire alarm systems is revoked, such license shall not be reinstated or reissued until after  the  expiration of a period of five years from the date of such revocation.
NY Gen Bus L § 69-SS (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 6-D - Business of Installing Security or Fire Alarm Systems 69-SS - Revocation, Suspension, Reprimands, Fines; Unlicensed Activities.

§   69-ss.   Revocation,  suspension,  reprimands,  fines;  unlicensed   activities. 1. The secretary of state shall, before imposing any fine or   reprimand on a person thereof, or before issuing any order directing the   cessation of unlicensed activities, and at least ten days prior  to  the   date  set  for the hearing, notify in writing such person, or the person   alleged to have engaged in unlicensed activities, of  any  charges  made   and  shall afford such person an opportunity to be heard in person or by   counsel in reference thereto. Such  written  notice  may  be  served  by   delivery of same personally to the person charged, or by mailing same by   certified  mail  to the last known business or other address provided by   such person to the secretary of state, or by any  method  authorized  by   the  civil  practice  law  and  rules  for the service of a summons. The   hearing on such  charges  shall  be  at  such  time  and  place  as  the   department shall prescribe.2.  The department, acting by such officer or person in the department   as the secretary of  state  may  designate,  shall  have  the  power  to   subpoena and bring before the officer or person so designated any person   in  this  state,  and  administer  an  oath to and take testimony of any   person or cause his deposition to be taken. A subpoena issued under this   section shall be regulated by the civil practice law and rules.
NY Gen Bus L § 69-T (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 6-D - Business of Installing Security or Fire Alarm Systems 69-T - Hearing on Charges; Decision.

§ 69-t. Hearing on charges; decision. No license shall be suspended or   revoked nor shall any fine or reprimand be imposed until after a hearing   had  before an officer or employee of the department designated for such   purpose by the secretary of state, upon notice to  the  licensee  of  at   least  ten  days.  The  notice  shall  be served either personally or by   certified mail and shall state the date and place  of  hearing  and  set   forth  the  ground  or  grounds  constituting  the  charges  against the   licensee. The licensee shall have the opportunity to  be  heard  in  his   defense  either  in  person  or by counsel and may produce witnesses and   testify in his behalf. A stenographic record of  the  hearing  shall  be   taken and preserved. The hearing may be adjourned from time to time. The   person  conducting  the  hearing  shall  make  a  written  report of his   findings and a recommendation to the secretary of  state  for  decision.   The secretary of state shall review such findings and the recommendation   and,  after  due deliberation, shall issue an order accepting, modifying   or  rejecting  such  recommendation  and  dismissing  the   charges   or   suspending or revoking the license or in lieu thereof imposing a fine or   reprimand  upon  the  licensee.  For  the  purpose  of this article, the   secretary of  state  or  any  officer  or  employee  of  the  department   designated  by  him,  may  administer  oaths,  take  testimony, subpoena   witnesses and compel  the  production  of  books,  papers,  records  and   documents deemed pertinent to the subject of investigation.
NY Gen Bus L § 69-U (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 6-D - Business of Installing Security or Fire Alarm Systems 69-U - Judicial Review.

§  69-u.  Judicial  review.    The action of the secretary of state in   suspending, revoking or  refusing  to  issue  or  renew  a  license,  or   imposing  a fine or reprimand on the holder thereof may be reviewed by a   proceeding brought under and pursuant to article  seventy-eight  of  the   civil practice law and rules.
NY Gen Bus L § 69-V (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 6-D - Business of Installing Security or Fire Alarm Systems 69-V - Violations and Penalties.

§  69-v.  Violations and penalties.   Any person who shall directly or   indirectly  engage  in  the  business  of   installing,   servicing   or   maintaining  security  or  fire alarm systems or hold himself out to the   public as being able so to do without a license therefor, or  who  shall   violate any of the provisions of this article, or having had his license   suspended  or  revoked,  shall  continue  to  engage  in the business of   installing, servicing or maintaining security or fire alarm  systems  or   who,  without  a  license  to  engage  in  the  business  of installing,   servicing or maintaining security or fire  alarm  systems,  directly  or   indirectly employs, permits or authorizes an unlicensed person to engage   in the business of installing, servicing or maintaining security or fire   alarm  systems,  shall  be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction,   shall be punishable by imprisonment of not more than six months, or by a   fine of not more than one thousand dollars or  by  both  such  fine  and   imprisonment  upon  the first conviction and by imprisonment of not more   than one year or by a fine of not less than  one  thousand  dollars  nor   more  than  five  thousand dollars or by both such fine and imprisonment   upon a subsequent conviction.  Each violation of this article  shall  be   deemed a separate offense.
NY Gen Bus L § 69-VV (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 6-D - Business of Installing Security or Fire Alarm Systems 69-VV - Civil Penalties.

§  69-vv.  Civil penalties. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision   of law, with respect to violations  of  section  sixty-nine-ss  of  this   article, the secretary of state is authorized, upon the complaint of any   person  or  on  his  or her own initiative, to investigate and prosecute   violations of the provisions of such section  by  persons  not  licensed   pursuant  to  this  article  and may impose a fine of up to one thousand   dollars for the first violation; two thousand dollars for a second  such   violation; five thousand dollars for a third violation; and ten thousand   dollars  for  a  fourth  violation  and  each  subsequent violation. The   attorney general, acting on  behalf  of  the  secretary  of  state,  may   commence an action or proceeding in a court of competent jurisdiction to   obtain  a  judgment against such unlicensed person in an amount equal to   that imposed as a fine.
NY Gen Bus L § 69-W (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 6-D - Business of Installing Security or Fire Alarm Systems 69-W - Official Acts Used as Evidence.

§  69-w.  Official  acts  used as evidence.   The official acts of the   secretary of state and department shall be prima facie evidence  of  the   facts  therein  and  shall be entitled to be received in evidence in all   actions at law and other legal proceedings in any court  or  before  any   board, body or officer.
NY Gen Bus L § 69-X (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 6-D - Business of Installing Security or Fire Alarm Systems 69-X - Disposition of Moneys Derived From Operation of Article.

§  69-x.  Disposition  of  moneys  derived  from operation of article.   Processing fees for the fingerprint search conducted by the division  of   criminal  justice  services  shall  accompany  the fingerprint cards and   shall be deposited to the credit of  the  general  fund.  All  remaining   moneys  derived from the operation of this article shall be deposited in   the business and licensing  services  account  established  pursuant  to   section ninety-seven-y of the state finance law.
NY Gen Bus L § 69-Y (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 6-D - Business of Installing Security or Fire Alarm Systems 69-Y - Separability Clause.

§ 69-y. Separability clause.  If any part or provision of this article   or  the  application  thereof  to any person or circumstance be adjudged   invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment  shall  be   confined in its operation to the part, provision or application directly   involved  in  the  controversy  in  which  such judgment shall have been   rendered and shall not affect or impair the validity of the remainder of   this  article  or  the  application  thereof   to   other   persons   or   circumstances  and  the  legislature  hereby declares that it would have   enacted this article or the remainder thereof had the invalidity of such   provision or application thereof been apparent.
NY Gen Bus L § 69-Z (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 6-D - Business of Installing Security or Fire Alarm Systems 69-Z - Applicability.

§  69-z. Applicability. 1. The provisions of this article shall not be   construed to limit in any way the authority of a city with a  population   of one million or more to enact, implement and continue to enforce local   laws  and  regulations  governing home improvement contractors and their   agents or employees that were in effect prior to the effective  date  of   this  article, or to enact, implement and enforce any amendments thereto   after the effective date of this article.2. The provisions of this article  shall  govern  notwithstanding  any   other  law  to  the  contrary;  provided,  however, that local law shall   govern with respect to inspection of fire alarms by a fire  marshall  or   any other person designated under such local law; and provided, further,   that  this  article shall not be held to invalidate any provision of the   laws of this state or any subdivision thereof unless there is  a  direct   conflict between the provision of this article and the provision of such   law  or  unless  such  law is duplicative of this article, in which case   this article shall prevail, except as provided otherwise in  subdivision   one  of  this  section.  Except  as  provided in subdivision one of this   section, no  local  law  shall  require  any  fee  or  license  for  the   installation,  servicing  or  maintaining  of  security  or  fire  alarm   systems, except that which is provided pursuant to this article.
NY Gen Bus L § 70-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 7 - Private Investigators, Bail Enforcement Agents and Watch, Guard and Patrol Agencies 70-A - Bail Enforcement Agents and Watch, Guard or Patrol Agencies.

§  70-a.  Bail enforcement agents and watch, guard or patrol agencies.   1. The department of state  shall  have  the  power  to  issue  separate   licenses  to  bail  enforcement  agents  and  to  watch, guard or patrol   agencies. Nothing in this article shall prevent a  private  investigator   licensed  hereunder  from  performing  the services of a watch, guard or   patrol agency or bail enforcement agent  as  defined  in  this  article;   however,  a  watch, guard or patrol agency or bail enforcement agent may   not perform the services of a private investigator as  defined  in  this   article.2. No person, firm, company, partnership, limited liability company or   corporation  shall  engage in the business of bail enforcement agents or   the business of watch, guard or patrol agency, or advertise  his,  their   or  its business to be that of bail enforcement agent or watch, guard or   patrol agency, notwithstanding the name or title used in describing such   agency or notwithstanding the fact that other functions and services may   also be performed for fee, hire or reward, without having first obtained   from the department  of  state  a  license  so  to  do,  as  hereinafter   provided,  for each bureau, agency, sub-agency, office and branch office   to be owned, conducted, managed or  maintained  by  such  person,  firm,   company,  partnership,  limited liability company or corporation for the   conduct of such business.3. Any person, firm, company, partnership or corporation who  violates   any provision of this section shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
NY Gen Bus L § 74-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 7 - Private Investigators, Bail Enforcement Agents and Watch, Guard and Patrol Agencies 74-A - Notification.

§  74-a.  Notification.  Prior  to  taking  or attempting to take into   custody a person, a bail enforcement agent  shall  notify  a  local  law   enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the area in which the person   is  believed  to be located of such bail enforcement agent's intentions.   The notification shall be provided on a form prescribed by the local law   enforcement agency. Notwithstanding, the form shall include  information   including  but  not  limited  to  name, address, local address and motor   vehicle registration of said agent. The local law enforcement agency  in   prescribing  such form may consult with the division of criminal justice   services. A  representative  of  a  local  law  enforcement  agency  may   accompany  a  bail  enforcement  agent  when  the bail enforcement agent   enters what is believed to be an occupied structure to search for or  to   apprehend a person.