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                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2009
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A. COOK, CLARK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  COLTON, WEISENBERG -- read once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
  Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry

AN  ACT  to  amend  the general business law, in relation to requiring a
  permit for security systems with a direct link to a local police agen-
  cy

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section  69-m  of the general business law, as amended by
chapter 575 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
  S 69-m. License required. 1. On  and  after  October  first,  nineteen
hundred  ninety-two,  no person shall engage in the business of install-
ing, servicing or maintaining security or fire  alarm  systems  or  hold
himself out as being able so to do unless he is licensed therefor pursu-
ant to this article.  Nothing herein shall prohibit a person licensed in
accordance  with  the provisions of this article from employing individ-
uals 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.   [Further-
more]
  3.  NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION,
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 busi-
ness  shall  not  fall  under  the  provisions of this article PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, THAT WHERE A PROPERTY OWNER OR PROPRIETOR WISHES TO INSTALL  OR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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HAVE  INSTALLED  A  SECURITY  SYSTEM  WHICH HAS A DIRECT LINK TO A LOCAL
POLICE AGENCY HE OR SHE SHALL FIRST OBTAIN A  PERMIT  FROM  SUCH  POLICE
AGENCY BEFORE DOING SO.
  4. A LOCAL POLICE AGENCY IS AUTHORIZED TO IMPOSE FINES AGAINST PROPER-
TY  OWNERS  OR  PROPRIETORS WHERE SECURITY SYSTEMS WITH A DIRECT LINK TO
SUCH LOCAL POLICE AGENCY CAUSE POLICE TO RESPOND TO FALSE  ALARMS.  SUCH
FINES  MAY  ONLY  BE  IMPOSED  AFTER  A SHOWING THAT A POLICE AGENCY HAS
RESPONDED TO FALSE ALARMS ON AT LEAST THREE PRIOR OCCASIONS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law, provided, however that any  rules  or  regu-
lations  necessary  for  the  timely implementation of the provisions of
this act are authorized to be completed  on  or  before  such  effective
date.