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Assembly Bill A3444

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires property owners to obtain a permit prior to installing a security system with a direct link to a local police agency

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2009-A3444 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง69-m, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A5034
2013-2014: A6484
2015-2016: A7708

2009-A3444 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires property owners to obtain a permit prior to installing a security system with a direct link to a local police agency and authorizes fines for false alarms after a showing that a police agency has responded to at least three such false alarms on prior occasions.

2009-A3444 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3444

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2009
                               ___________

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.
                                                           LBD01184-01-9

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