Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 19 - Department of Insurance › Part 7 - State Fire Marshal › Chapter 1 - Mississippi Electronic Protection Licensing Act Rules and Regulation › Rule 19-7-1.05 - Licensing Requirements

Current through June 25, 2024
The State Fire Marshal shall issue licenses to companies and
				  individuals who offer electronic protective systems to the general public. All
				  licenses shall be valid for a period of one (1) year from its date of issuance
				  and shall be renewed annually, on or before the anniversary date. The licensing
				  procedure and requirements are as follows:
A. Class A license - a company license for
				alarm contracting. To apply for this license, an applicant must provide the
				following information and meet the following conditions.
1. Documentation that the company is an
				entity duly authorized to conduct business within this state;
2. Documentation that the company holds a
				general liability and errors and omissions insurance policy, or a surety bond,
				in an amount not less than Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000);
3. Documentation that the company carries a
				current and valid workers' compensation insurance policy as required by state
				law;
4. The name of the company's
				designated agent;
5. Documentation
				that one (1) employee for the company holds a Class B license at each operating
				location;
6. A sworn statement that
				no officer or principal has been convicted of a felony, has received a
				first-time offender pardon for a felony, or has entered a plea of guilty or
				nolo contendere to a felony charge;
7. Submission of the license and application
				fee as set forth in the Act;
8.
				Documentation that the company is located within the physical boundaries of the
				state;
9. Beginning on July 1,
				2014, in order to assist the Office of the State Fire Marshal in determining an
				applicant's suitability for a license under this chapter, a Class A applicant,
				upon request from the State Fire Marshal, shall submit a set of fingerprints
				for all officers and principals with the submission of an application for
				license or at such time as deemed necessary by the State Fire Marshal. The
				Office of the State Fire Marshal shall forward the fingerprints to the
				Department of Public Safety for the purpose of conducting a criminal history
				record check. If no disqualifying record is identified at the state level, the
				fingerprints shall be forwarded by the Department of Public Safety to the
				Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history record check.
				Fees related to the criminal history record check shall be paid by the
				applicant to the State Fire Marshal and the monies from such fees shall be
				deposited in the special fund in the State Treasury designated as the
				Electronic Protection Licensing Fund.
10. The name of each company providing
				monitoring services.
11. If the
				action by the State Fire Marshal is to nonrenew or to deny an application for
				license, the State Fire Marshal shall notify the applicant or licensee and
				advise, in writing, the applicant or licensee of the reason for the denial or
				nonrenewal of the applicant's or licensee's license. The applicant or licensee
				may make written demand upon the State Fire Marshal within ten (10) days for a
				hearing before the State Fire Marshal to determine the reasonableness of the
				State Fire Marshal's action. The hearing shall be held within thirty (30)
				days.