(a) All alarm installation companies and monitoring companies shall obtain, and thereafter maintain, a valid and unexpired license as established in Chapter 110 of this Code.
(b) All alarm installation companies and monitoring companies shall obtain from the alarm administrator a license which authorizes the company to install and monitor alarm systems.
(c) The initial application fee for a license and annual renewal fee for the license shall be in the amount as set forth in §§ 110.025 through 110.037 of this Code. The annual renewal date, and the date upon which the annual renewal fee is due, shall be December 31 of each year, regardless of when the company originally registered. By November 1 of each year, the alarm administrator shall send a letter to all companies notifying them that the renewal fee is due. The original license fee and renewal license fee being charged shall be used in part to help defray expenses for mailings, notices, registrations, forms and other costs associated with the administration of the licensing. Payment of all license fees and renewals shall be submitted to the alarm administrator and be made payable to the city and be deposited into the general fund of the city.
(d) Application for license. All applications for a license required by this chapter shall be made on forms designated by the alarm administrator and shall include at least the following information:
(1) The full name and address of the alarm installation company or monitoring company;
(2) The full name, business address and home address of the manager or person to be contacted at the company;
(3) A telephone number at which the city police department and other law enforcement agencies can notify personnel of the company of a need for assistance at any time; and
(4) The names and addresses of all alarm agents employed by the company.
(e) A minimum of $10,000 surety bond, in a form approved by the city, guaranteeing the faithful and honest conduct of business under the license running in favor of the city and customers of the applicant.
(f) A company shall promptly notify the alarm administrator, in writing, of any change in the information contained in the registration form.
(g) It is a violation of this chapter for any company, who is otherwise required to obtain a license, to knowingly install or monitor an alarm system without obtaining a license.
(h) Penalty for violation of this section. A company, or other person or entity violating this section shall be subject to a civil penalty as provided in § 119.999.
(i) A company’s license shall be personal to the company holding the license and is not transferable.
(j) Issuance; denial of license.
(1) The alarm administrator will issue a license provided for by this chapter to an applicant, or renew a license, if applicable, when the following conditions of the applicable licensing provisions have been fully satisfied:
A. All application requirements have been met, including any criminal history background checks;
B. All fees have been paid in full; and
C. No grounds for denial listed in this section exist.
(2) The alarm administrator may deny a license or deny the renewal of a license if, at the time of the filing of an original application or a request for renewal, the licensing authority has reasonable grounds to believe that an applicant, licensee or person employed by an alarm dealer to install, service, sell or otherwise deal with alarms:
A. Has had a preliminary criminal history check reveal that an applicant, licensee or person employed by an alarm dealer to install, service, sell or otherwise deal with alarms, has been convicted of any felony, or any offense not constituting a felony but which, because of its nature, would render the installer a security risk, or any offense involving moral turpitude within the last five- year period as determined by the chief of police or his or her designee;
B. Has prepared or filed an application or request for renewal which contains any false or misleading information, submitted false or misleading information in support of the application or request, or failed or refused to make full disclosure of all information required by this chapter;
C. Has had a license relating to alarm businesses or agents, as applicable, or a license of similar character issued by the authority of another city, suspended, canceled or revoked within the five- year period immediately preceding the date of the filing of the application; and
D. Has violated an applicable provision of this chapter, code, city ordinance, rule or regulation, or state law or has committed any act which, if committed by a licensee, would be grounds for the denial or revocation of a license pursuant to this chapter.
(3) Notice shall be given of any denial of a license application, or a request for renewal, in writing, and either by hand delivery or by mail, to the address of record. The notice shall include the reasons for denial of the license or license renewal. If a license is denied, the applicant may appeal through the procedures established by the administrative code provisions of this code.
(k) The provisions of Chapter 110 of this Code, insofar as the provisions may be applicable and not in conflict, shall apply to and govern the issuance of any license under the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 72-12, passed 9-4-2012)