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.
12. The State Fire Marshal's Office shall perform an inspection of the physical location prior to the issuance of the Class A license.