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2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 8 - Powers to Arrest and Registration of Employees › Section 7598.17.

7598.17. (a) A registration issued under this chapter expires at midnight on the last day of the month two years following the date of issuance unless renewed. At least 60 days prior to the expiration of a registration, a registrant who desires to renew his or her registration shall forward to the bureau a completed registration renewal application and renewal fee. The renewal application shall be on a form prescribed by the director, dated and signed by the applicant, certifying under penalty of perjury that the information in the application is true and correct.
(b) The licensee shall provide to any employee information regarding procedures for renewal of registration.
(c) An expired registration may be renewed provided the registrant files a renewal application on a form prescribed by the director and the renewal and delinquency fees prescribed by this chapter are returned to the bureau within 60 days of the expiration date of the registration. A firearms permit is not valid while the registration is expired.
(d) A registration not renewed within 60 days following its expiration may not be renewed thereafter. The holder of the expired registration may obtain a new registration only on compliance with all of the provisions of this chapter relating to the issuance of an original registration. The delinquency fee is 50 percent of the renewal fee in effect on the date of expiration, but not less than twenty-five dollars ($25).
(e) The holder of an expired registration shall not engage in the activity for which a registration is required until the bureau issues a renewal registration.
(f) If the renewed registration card has not been delivered to the registrant, prior to the date of expiration of the prior registration, the registrant may present evidence of renewal to substantiate continued registration, for a period not to exceed 90 days after the date of expiration.
(g) A registration may not be renewed or reinstated until all fines assessed pursuant to Section 7591.9 and not resolved in accordance with the provisions of that section have been paid.
(h) A new registration shall be issued subject to payment of all fines assessed pursuant to Section 7591.9 and not resolved in accordance with the provisions of Section 7591.9 and payment of all applicable fees.
(i) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2018, and, as of January 1, 2019, is repealed.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 573, Sec. 40.5. (SB 800) Effective January 1, 2018. Inoperative July 1, 2018. Repealed as of January 1, 2019, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 429.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 8 - Powers to Arrest and Registration of Employees › Section 7598.17.

7598.17. (a) A registration issued under this chapter expires at midnight on the last day of the month two years following the date of issuance unless renewed. At least 60 days prior to the expiration of a registration, a registrant who desires to renew his or her registration shall forward to the bureau a completed registration renewal application and renewal fee. The renewal application shall be on a form prescribed by the director, dated and signed by the applicant, certifying under penalty of perjury that the information in the application is true and correct.
(b) The licensee shall provide to any employee information regarding procedures for renewal of registration.
(c) An expired registration may be renewed provided the registrant files a renewal application on a form prescribed by the director and the renewal and delinquency fees prescribed by this chapter are returned to the bureau within 60 days of the expiration date of the registration. A firearms permit is not valid while the registration is expired.
(d) A registration not renewed within 60 days following its expiration may not be renewed thereafter. The holder of the expired registration may obtain a new registration only on compliance with all of the provisions of this chapter relating to the issuance of an original registration.
(e) The holder of an expired registration shall not engage in the activity for which a registration is required until the bureau issues a renewal registration.
(f) If the renewed registration card has not been delivered to the registrant prior to the date of expiration of the prior registration, the registrant may present evidence of renewal to substantiate continued registration, for a period not to exceed 90 days after the date of expiration.
(g) A registration may not be renewed or reinstated until all fines assessed pursuant to Section 7591.9 and not resolved in accordance with the provisions of that section have been paid.
(h) A new registration shall be issued subject to payment of all fines assessed pursuant to Section 7591.9 and not resolved in accordance with the provisions of Section 7591.9 and payment of all applicable fees.
(i) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2018.
(Repealed (in Ch. 573) and added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 429, Sec. 55.5. (SB 547) Effective January 1, 2018. Section operative July 1, 2018, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 9 - Prohibited Acts and Citations for Registered Employees › Section 7598.50.

7598.50. The director may assess fines as enumerated in this article pursuant to Section 7591.9. Assessment of administrative fines shall be independent of any other action by the bureau, or any local, state, or federal governmental agency, which may result from a violation of this article.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1210, Sec. 12.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 9 - Prohibited Acts and Citations for Registered Employees › Section 7598.51.

7598.51. (a) (1) An alarm agent shall carry on their person, while on duty, either a valid and current registration card or a temporary application for registration and a valid photo identification. The registration card or temporary application may be in a digital format.
(2) The temporary application shall include the application number that is assigned at the time that the application is received.
(b) For purposes of this section, “digital format” shall include, but not be limited to, an easily legible screenshot or image of the registration card or temporary application.
(c) A fine of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) may be assessed for each violation of subdivision (a).
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 376, Sec. 29. (AB 830) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 9 - Prohibited Acts and Citations for Registered Employees › Section 7598.53.

7598.53. An alarm agent who responds to an alarm system shall wear a prominently displayed patch or other designation which clearly identifies the name of the licensee. An alarm agent who carries a deadly weapon while responding to an alarm system shall wear a recognizable uniform with a prominently displayed patch or other designation which clearly identifies the name of the licensee. The uniform must be distinguishable from the uniforms worn by local regular law enforcement officers. A violation of this section may result in a fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each violation.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 800, Sec. 58. (SB 1196) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 10 - Alarm Company Operators Qualifications and Examination › Section 7599.

7599. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, an applicant for a qualified manager certificate for an alarm company operator license shall:
(a) Have had at least two years’ experience in alarm company work or the equivalent thereof as determined by the director.
A year’s experience shall consist of not less than 2,000 hours of actual compensated alarm company work performed by each applicant preceding the filing of an application.
Applicants shall substantiate the claimed years and hours of qualifying experience and the exact details as to the character and nature thereof by written certifications from employers on forms prescribed by the director, subject to independent verification by the director as they may determine. In the event the applicant is unable to supply a written certification from an employer, the applicant may offer such other written certifications as may be properly considered by the director. In addition, applicants shall supply such evidence for consideration, as may be required by the director.
(b) Be at least 18 years of age.
(c) Complete and forward to the bureau an application for a qualified manager certificate for an alarm company operator license, which shall be on a form prescribed by the director. The application shall be accompanied by two classifiable sets of the applicant’s fingerprints.
(d) Pass the required examination.
(e) Pay the required application and examination fees to the chief.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 376, Sec. 30. (AB 830) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 10 - Alarm Company Operators Qualifications and Examination › Section 7599.4.

7599.4. The director shall issue a qualified manager certificate to any person meeting the requirements of Section 7599. The certificate shall be posted, along with the alarm company operator license, in a conspicuous place at the principal place of business.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1210, Sec. 12.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 10 - Alarm Company Operators Qualifications and Examination › Section 7599.5.

7599.5. Examinations shall be given at least once every other month at such places and on such specific dates as the director may from time to time determine and fix.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1210, Sec. 12.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 10 - Alarm Company Operators Qualifications and Examination › Section 7599.6.

7599.6. In order to be eligible for an initial examination, an applicant shall have completed and filed his or her application together with the application fee prescribed by this chapter in the office of the bureau in Sacramento, California, and have his or her experience independently verified by the bureau, not later than 30 days prior to the next scheduled examination date. Applicants shall not be scheduled until a thorough investigation has been concluded by the bureau. Applicants whose applications are not completed and filed within the time limits of this section may, at the discretion of the director, be scheduled for the next scheduled examination.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 876, Sec. 48.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 10 - Alarm Company Operators Qualifications and Examination › Section 7599.7.

7599.7. If an applicant fails to pass an initial examination or fails to appear as scheduled for an examination, he or she shall not be eligible for any subsequent examination except upon payment of the reexamination fee for each subsequent examination, accompanied by a completed application for reexamination duly filed within the time limits and conditions relating to applications for original examinations provided in Section 7599.6.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1210, Sec. 12.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 10 - Alarm Company Operators Qualifications and Examination › Section 7599.8.

7599.8. All applicants shall be examined concerning their competency, experience, and qualifications by the chief. The chief may take testimony of anyone in regard thereto under oath.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1210, Sec. 12.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 10 - Alarm Company Operators Qualifications and Examination › Section 7599.9.

7599.9. If an applicant fails to complete his or her application within one year after it has been filed, or fails to take the examination within a one-year period after becoming eligible therefor, the application shall be considered to be abandoned. An application submitted subsequent to the abandonment of a former application shall be treated as a new application.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1210, Sec. 12.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 10 - Alarm Company Operators Qualifications and Examination › Section 7599.10.

7599.10. Every qualified manager certificate issued under this chapter shall be subject to the same renewal provisions which apply to an alarm company operator license as set forth in Sections 7593.11, 7593.12, 7593.13, and 7593.14.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1210, Sec. 12.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 11 - Alarm Company Operators Licensed and Registered Locations › Section 7599.20.

7599.20. For purposes of this article, “branch office” means any additional location, other than the alarm company operator’s principal place of business, where the selling, monitoring, installation, or servicing of alarms is administered, directed, or controlled.
A telephone answering service or a telephone call forwarding device shall not be deemed to be a branch office.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1210, Sec. 12.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 11 - Alarm Company Operators Licensed and Registered Locations › Section 7599.21.

7599.21. Any licensed alarm company operator, who maintains or proposes to maintain a branch office as defined in this article, shall apply and qualify for a branch office registration.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1210, Sec. 12.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 11 - Alarm Company Operators Licensed and Registered Locations › Section 7599.22.

7599.22. The application for a branch office registration under this article shall be on a form prescribed by the director and shall be accompanied by the fee as set forth in this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1210, Sec. 12.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 11 - Alarm Company Operators Licensed and Registered Locations › Section 7599.23.

7599.23. The application shall include:
(a) The full name, address of the licensed location, telephone number at the licensed location, the name of the qualified manager, and license number of the applicant.
(b) The name and registration number of the designated branch office manager. The individual shall:
(1) Be at least 18 years of age.
(2) Be currently registered as an alarm agent.
(3) Read the Alarm Company Act and sign a statement declaring that he or she has read the act. The statement shall be dated, signed by the qualified manager, maintained in the licensee’s employee records and made available to the bureau upon request.
(c) The address of the branch office and the telephone number at the branch office.
(d) The signature of the qualified manager.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1210, Sec. 12.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 11 - Alarm Company Operators Licensed and Registered Locations › Section 7599.24.

7599.24. Upon receipt of the application for a branch office registration, the chief shall issue a “Branch Office Registration.” The registration shall be posted in a conspicuous place at the branch office location.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1210, Sec. 12.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 11 - Alarm Company Operators Licensed and Registered Locations › Section 7599.25.

7599.25. Each branch office registration shall be managed and supervised by a designated branch office manager. However, each registered branch office and designated branch office manager shall be under the active management supervision of the qualified manager of the licensee. A branch office may be managed for 120 days from the date of initial application for registration under the direction of the qualified manager of the licensee.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1104, Sec. 36.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 11 - Alarm Company Operators Licensed and Registered Locations › Section 7599.29.

7599.29. Every branch office registration issued under this chapter shall be subject to the same renewal provisions which apply to a license as set forth in Sections 7593.11, 7593.12, 7593.13, and 7593.14.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1210, Sec. 12.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 12 - Alarm Company Operators Conduct of Business, Prohibited Acts and Citations › Section 7599.30.

7599.30. The director may assess fines for any violation as enumerated in this article, pursuant to Section 7591.9.
Assessment of administrative fines shall be independent of any other action by the bureau or any local, state, or federal governmental agency which may result from a violation of this article.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1210, Sec. 12.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 12 - Alarm Company Operators Conduct of Business, Prohibited Acts and Citations › Section 7599.31.

7599.31. For purposes of this article, “licensee” means an alarm company operator. A licensee shall at all times be responsible for those actions of his or her employees, including his or her qualified manager, performed in violation of this chapter, when acting within the course and scope of his or her employment.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1210, Sec. 12.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 12 - Alarm Company Operators Conduct of Business, Prohibited Acts and Citations › Section 7599.32.

7599.32. (a) A licensee shall notify the bureau within 30 days of any change of its officers, members, or managers required to be named pursuant to Section 7593.4 or 7593.5 and of any addition of a new partner.
(b) Applications, on forms prescribed by the director, shall be submitted by all new officers, members, managers, and partners. The director may suspend or revoke a license issued under this chapter if the director determines that the new officer, member, manager, or partner has committed any act which constitutes grounds for the denial of a license pursuant to Section 7591.10.
(c) A notice of warning may be issued for the first violation of this section and a fine of five hundred dollars ($500) for each subsequent violation.
(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 800, Sec. 59) by Stats. 2018, Ch. 406, Sec. 20. (SB 904) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 12 - Alarm Company Operators Conduct of Business, Prohibited Acts and Citations › Section 7599.33.

7599.33. A licensee shall not conduct business, as defined in Section 7599.20, from any location other than that location for which a license or branch office registration was issued. A violation of this section may result in a fine of five hundred dollars ($500) for the first violation of this section and a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each subsequent violation.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 800, Sec. 61. (SB 1196) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 12 - Alarm Company Operators Conduct of Business, Prohibited Acts and Citations › Section 7599.345.

7599.345. Notwithstanding any other law, commencing January 1, 2025, a licensee shall not conduct business under this chapter as a limited liability company.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 625, Sec. 42. (SB 1443) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 12 - Alarm Company Operators Conduct of Business, Prohibited Acts and Citations › Section 7599.36.

7599.36. (a) Each licensee shall maintain a file or record containing the name, address, commencing date of employment, and position of each employee, and the date of termination. Those files and records shall be retained during the time of employment and for a period of not less than two years thereafter, and, together with usual payroll records, shall be available for inspection by the bureau, and copies thereof and information pertaining thereto or contained therein shall be submitted to the bureau upon written request. A violation concerning the maintenance of the files or records may result in a fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each violation.
(b) A failure of a licensee to respond to the bureau’s request to forward copies of the files or records and information pertaining thereto or contained therein within 30 days of the bureau’s request may result in a fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each violation.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 800, Sec. 64. (SB 1196) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 12 - Alarm Company Operators Conduct of Business, Prohibited Acts and Citations › Section 7599.37.

7599.37. (a) Each licensee shall maintain an accurate and current record of proof of completion of the course of training in the exercise of the power to arrest and the appropriate use of force as required by Section 7598.1, by each of their employees. A violation of this section may result in a fine of five hundred dollars ($500) for each violation.
(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2023.
(Amended (as added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 697, Sec. 34) by Stats. 2022, Ch. 287, Sec. 55. (AB 2515) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative July 1, 2023, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 12 - Alarm Company Operators Conduct of Business, Prohibited Acts and Citations › Section 7599.38.

7599.38. (a) Each licensee shall certify an employee’s completion of the course of training in the exercise of the power to arrest and the appropriate use of force, or obtain proof that the training has been administered by a bureau-approved training facility, prior to allowing the employee to respond to an alarm system as required by Section 7598.1. A violation of this section may result in a fine of five hundred dollars ($500) for each violation.
(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2023.
(Amended (as added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 697, Sec. 36) by Stats. 2022, Ch. 287, Sec. 57. (AB 2515) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative July 1, 2023, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 12 - Alarm Company Operators Conduct of Business, Prohibited Acts and Citations › Section 7599.39.

7599.39. Within three working days, each licensee shall verify proof of current and valid registration issued by the bureau for each employee who is subject to registration, or shall require an employee to complete and submit an application for registration after employing an individual who does not possess a current and valid registration from the bureau. “Within three working days” means 72 hours from the time an employee is first compensated for alarm agent services for a licensee. A violation of this section may result in a fine of twelve dollars ($12) for the first 10 violations and fifty dollars ($50) for each subsequent violation.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1210, Sec. 12.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 12 - Alarm Company Operators Conduct of Business, Prohibited Acts and Citations › Section 7599.40.

7599.40. A licensee shall not allow any employee to carry a firearm or other deadly weapon without first ascertaining that the employee is proficient in the use of each weapon to be carried. A current and valid firearm qualification card which indicates the specific caliber of the firearm which may be carried shall be deemed evidence of proficiency. A firearm qualification permit is not valid unless the employee holds a valid, current registration card. With respect to other deadly weapons, evidence of proficiency shall include a certificate from a training facility, certifying that the employee is proficient in the use of that particular deadly weapon. A violation of this section may result in a fine of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each violation.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 800, Sec. 67. (SB 1196) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 12 - Alarm Company Operators Conduct of Business, Prohibited Acts and Citations › Section 7599.41.

7599.41. A licensee shall maintain an accurate and current record of all firearms or other deadly weapons that are in the possession of the licensee, or of any employee of the licensee, while on duty. The record shall contain the make, model, and serial number, or a description of any other deadly weapon, and the name of the person who has title of ownership. A violation of this section may result in a fine of five hundred dollars ($500) for each violation.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 800, Sec. 68. (SB 1196) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 12 - Alarm Company Operators Conduct of Business, Prohibited Acts and Citations › Section 7599.42.

7599.42. Within seven days after any violent incident involving a dangerous weapon that has been caused by or occurred upon a licensee or any officer, partner, member, manager, qualified manager, or employee of a licensee, while acting within the course and scope of his or her employment, and that results in bodily injury to any person or death of any person involved in that incident or of any discharge of a weapon, excluding any discharge which occurs on the range, the licensee or his or her qualified manager shall mail or deliver to the chief a detailed report of the incident. The report shall describe fully the circumstances surrounding the incident, any injuries or damages incurred, the identity of all participants, and whether a police investigation was conducted. A violation of this section by a licensee, officer, partner, member, or manager of a licensee, or qualified manager may result in a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the first violation and two thousand dollars ($2,000) for each subsequent violation. A violation of this section by an employee of a licensee may result in a fine of five hundred dollars ($500) for each violation.
(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 800, Sec. 69) by Stats. 2018, Ch. 406, Sec. 26. (SB 904) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 12 - Alarm Company Operators Conduct of Business, Prohibited Acts and Citations › Section 7599.43.

7599.43. Within seven days after receiving a final civil court judgment filed against the licensee or any officer, partner, member, manager, qualified manager, or employee of a licensee for an amount of more than five hundred dollars ($500) pertaining to any act done within the course and scope of his or her employment that may be in violation of this chapter, the licensee or his or her qualified manager shall mail or deliver to the chief a copy of the judgment. A violation of this section may result in a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25) for the first violation and one hundred dollars ($100) for each subsequent violation.
(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 140, Sec. 19) by Stats. 2018, Ch. 406, Sec. 28. (SB 904) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 12 - Alarm Company Operators Conduct of Business, Prohibited Acts and Citations › Section 7599.44.

7599.44. (a) Every advertisement by a licensee soliciting or advertising business shall contain the licensee’s name and license number as they appear in the records of the bureau.
(b) If a licensee maintains an internet website, any radio or television broadcast or billboard advertisement by the licensee soliciting or advertising business may direct potential customers to the licensee’s online landing pages for the required information in subdivision (a).
(c) A violation of this section may result in a fine of five hundred dollars ($500) for the first violation and one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each subsequent violation.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 373, Sec. 1. (AB 484) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 12 - Alarm Company Operators Conduct of Business, Prohibited Acts and Citations › Section 7599.45.

7599.45. A licensee or employee of a licensee shall not enter any private building or portion thereof, excepting premises open to the public, without the consent of the owner or the person in legal possession thereof. A violation of this section may result in a fine of one hundred dollars ($100) for each violation.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 800, Sec. 72. (SB 1196) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 12 - Alarm Company Operators Conduct of Business, Prohibited Acts and Citations › Section 7599.46.

7599.46. No licensee shall aid and abet an unlicensed alarm company operator in any activity for which a license is required. A violation of this section may result in a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1210, Sec. 12.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 12 - Alarm Company Operators Conduct of Business, Prohibited Acts and Citations › Section 7599.47.

7599.47. No licensee shall transfer his or her license. This means that no licensee shall permit an employee or agent, in his or her own name, to advertise, engage clients, furnish reports or present bills to clients, or in any manner perform any activities for which a license is required under this chapter. A violation of this section may result in a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1210, Sec. 12.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 12 - Alarm Company Operators Conduct of Business, Prohibited Acts and Citations › Section 7599.48.

7599.48. No licensee, or officer, partner, member, manager, qualified manager, or employee of a licensee, shall knowingly make any false report to his or her employer or client for whom information is being obtained. A violation of this section may result in a fine of one hundred dollars ($100) for the first violation, and five hundred dollars ($500) for each subsequent violation.
(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 140, Sec. 21) by Stats. 2018, Ch. 406, Sec. 30. (SB 904) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 12 - Alarm Company Operators Conduct of Business, Prohibited Acts and Citations › Section 7599.49.

7599.49. No licensee shall abandon the completion of any installation of an alarm system without legal excuse. A violation of this section may result in a fine of one hundred dollars ($100) for the first violation and five hundred dollars ($500) for each subsequent violation.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1210, Sec. 12.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 12 - Alarm Company Operators Conduct of Business, Prohibited Acts and Citations › Section 7599.50.

7599.50. No licensee shall willfully depart from or disregard any plans or specifications, or in the absence of specific requirements, within the plans or specifications of accepted trade standards for good and workerlike construction in any material respect and prejudicial to another, without consent of the owner or his or her duly authorized representative, and without the consent of the person entitled to have the particular installation of alarm system substantially completed in accordance with such plans and specifications. A violation of this section may result in a fine of one hundred dollars ($100) for the first violation and five hundred dollars ($500) for each subsequent violation.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1210, Sec. 12.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 12 - Alarm Company Operators Conduct of Business, Prohibited Acts and Citations › Section 7599.51.

7599.51. No licensee shall willfully or deliberately disregard any building laws, safety law, or labor laws of the state or any political subdivision thereof. A violation of this section may result in a fine of one hundred dollars ($100) for the first violation and five hundred dollars ($500) for each subsequent violation.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1210, Sec. 12.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 12 - Alarm Company Operators Conduct of Business, Prohibited Acts and Citations › Section 7599.52.

7599.52. No licensee shall fail in any material respect to complete any alarm system installation for the price stated in the contract for the alarm system. A violation of this section may result in a fine of one hundred dollars ($100) for the first violation and five hundred dollars ($500) for each subsequent violation.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1210, Sec. 12.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 12 - Alarm Company Operators Conduct of Business, Prohibited Acts and Citations › Section 7599.53.

7599.53. No licensee shall willfully refuse, without legal excuse, to pursue the installation of an alarm system with reasonable diligence, causing material injury to another. A violation of this section may result in a fine of one hundred dollars ($100) for the first violation and five hundred dollars ($500) for each subsequent violation.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1210, Sec. 12.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 12 - Alarm Company Operators Conduct of Business, Prohibited Acts and Citations › Section 7599.55.

7599.55. No licensee shall make any untrue or misleading statements in connection with the business of the licensee. “Untrue or misleading statements” include, but are not limited to, a representation by an alarm company operator or agent that:
(a) An alarm system is “Underwriters Laboratory approved or listed” (UL approved or listed) unless the entire system, and not only one or more components, is in fact, UL approved or listed.
(b) An alarm system is insurance approved, police approved, or approved by the Department of Defense, unless in fact the approval has been obtained in writing.
A violation of this section may result in a fine of one hundred dollars ($100) for the first violation and a five hundred dollar ($500) fine for each subsequent violation.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1210, Sec. 12.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 12 - Alarm Company Operators Conduct of Business, Prohibited Acts and Citations › Section 7599.56.

7599.56. (a) Contracts for services or other activities authorized by Section 7599.54 may be conducted by electronic means. Notwithstanding subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 1633.3 of the Civil Code, the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (Title 2.5 (commencing with Section 1633.1) of Part 2 of Division 3 of the Civil Code) shall apply to electronic records and electronic signatures relating to transactions conducted by a person licensed, certified, or registered pursuant to this chapter, for purposes of activities authorized by Section 7599.54. An electronic contract for services or other activities authorized by Section 7599.54 shall not be valid unless the consumer specified in the contract has consented to use of electronic records for the transaction with an electronic signature and has not withdrawn that consent. The licensee shall provide an identical paper copy of the signed electronic contract for services upon request of the contracting consumer.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 1689.6 of the Civil Code, for contracts for services or other activities authorized by Section 7599.54, a notice of cancellation and copies of the contract or offer described in those provisions may be provided and transmitted electronically.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 1689.7 of the Civil Code, for contracts for services or other activities authorized by Section 7599.54, the signatures, disclosures, and documents described in those provisions may be provided and transmitted electronically.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 439, Sec. 2. (AB 1097) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 12 - Alarm Company Operators Conduct of Business, Prohibited Acts and Citations › Section 7599.58.

7599.58. No alarm company operator shall:
(a) Knowingly install a defective alarm system.
(b) Willfully fail to service the alarm system pursuant to the terms of the warranty or service agreement.
(c) Willfully fail to notify the owner of a defective system when the alarm company operator makes a discovery of a defect in a system after installation.
(d) Willfully fails to provide any service described in the agreement pursuant to Section 7599.54.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7591.9, a violation of this section shall result in a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the first violation, and a fine of not less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each subsequent violation.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1210, Sec. 12.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 12 - Alarm Company Operators Conduct of Business, Prohibited Acts and Citations › Section 7599.59.

7599.59. The director may assess administrative fines of fifty dollars ($50) against any licensee, qualified certificate holder, firearms qualification card holder, or registrant for each violation for failure to notify the bureau within 30 days of any change of residence or business address.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 800, Sec. 74. (SB 1196) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 13 - Disciplinary Proceedings › Section 7599.60.

7599.60. Except as otherwise required to comply with the provisions of this chapter, the proceedings under this article shall be conducted in accordance with Section 7591.19.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1210, Sec. 12.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 13 - Disciplinary Proceedings › Section 7599.61.

7599.61. The director may suspend or revoke an alarm company operator license, a qualified manager certificate, an alarm agent registration, or a firearms permit, issued under this chapter, if the director determines that the licensee or his or her qualified manager, if an individual, or if the licensee is a person other than an individual, or his or her employees, that any of its officers, partners, members, managers, employees, or its qualified manager, has:
(a) Made any false statement or given any false information in connection with an application for a license or a renewal or reinstatement of a license.
(b) Violated any provisions or committed any prohibited acts of this chapter.
(c) Been convicted of any felony or misdemeanor including illegally using, carrying, or possessing a dangerous weapon.
(d) Committed or permitted any employee to commit any act, while the license was expired, which would be cause for the suspension or revocation of a license, or grounds for the denial of an application for a license.
(e) Committed assault, battery, or kidnapping, or used force or violence on any person, without proper justification.
(f) Violated, or advised, encouraged, or assisted the violation of any court order or injunction in the course of business as a licensee.
(g) Been convicted of a violation of Section 148 of the Penal Code.
(h) Committed any act which is a ground for denial of an application for license under this chapter.
(i) Committed any act prohibited by Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 630) of Title 15 of Part 1 of the Penal Code.
(j) Committed any act in the course of the licensee’s business constituting dishonesty or fraud.
(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 140, Sec. 23) by Stats. 2018, Ch. 406, Sec. 32. (SB 904) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 13 - Disciplinary Proceedings › Section 7599.62.

7599.62. Notwithstanding any other law, the failure of any person licensed to do business as a corporation or limited liability company in this state to be registered and in good standing with the Secretary of State and the Franchise Tax Board after notice from the bureau shall result in the automatic suspension of the licensee by operation of law. The bureau shall notify the licensee in writing of its failure to be registered and in good standing with the Secretary of State or the Franchise Tax Board, or both, and that the licensee shall be suspended 30 days from the date of the notice if the licensee does not provide proof satisfactory to the bureau that it is properly registered and in good standing with the Secretary of State or the Franchise Tax Board, or both. Reinstatement may be made at any time following the suspension by providing proof satisfactory to the bureau that the licensee is properly registered and in good standing and the payment of the reinstatement fee as prescribed by this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 376, Sec. 32. (AB 830) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 13 - Disciplinary Proceedings › Section 7599.63.

7599.63. The record of conviction, or a certified copy thereof, shall be conclusive evidence of conviction as that term is used in Section 7591.10.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1210, Sec. 12.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 14 - Revenue › Section 7599.71.

7599.71. The director shall furnish one copy of any issue or edition of the licensing law, rules and regulations, manuals, or guides to any applicant or licensee without charge. The director shall charge and collect a fee equivalent to the cost of producing such laws, rules and regulations, manuals, or guides, plus sales tax for each additional copy which may be furnished on request to any applicant or licensee, and for each copy furnished on request to any other person. All moneys derived, pursuant to this section except for any sales tax collected shall be used to cover the costs of producing copies of such laws, rules and regulations, manuals or guides. All moneys collected for sales tax shall be remitted to the State Board of Equalization.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 74, Sec. 19. Effective July 19, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 14 - Revenue › Section 7599.72.

7599.72. The department shall receive and account for all money derived from the operation of this chapter and, at the end of each month, shall report that money to the Controller and shall pay it to the Treasurer, who shall keep the money in the Private Security Services Fund.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1285, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 14 - Revenue › Section 7599.73.

7599.73. Application or licensee fees shall not be refunded except in accordance with Section 158.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1210, Sec. 12.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 11.6 - Alarm Companies › ARTICLE 14 - Revenue › Section 7599.74.

7599.74. All money derived from Section 7591.9 shall be used to support the bureau’s enforcement program.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 74, Sec. 20. Effective July 19, 2005.)