Assembly Bill A7708

2015-2016 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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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A7708 (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:
2009-2010: A3444
2011-2012: A5034
2013-2014: A6484

2015-A7708 (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.

2015-A7708 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7708

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 26, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. COOK, CLARK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  COLTON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Develop-
  ment

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.
                                                           LBD06993-01-5

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