Tag: Alarm Monitoring Model Licensing Act

VIENNA, Va.—Concerned about the burden of inconsistent licensing across state lines, the Central Station Alarm Association's Contract Monitoring Council is measuring industry attitudes toward a bill that would seek to address several licensing-related challenges.Through a recently deployed survey, the organization is hoping to determine the level of support for the “Alarm Monitoring Model Licensing Act,” a bill that aims to ensure that monitoring organizations doing business in...

YARMOUTH, Maine—A mandate for security businesses to have an in-state office to operate in Delaware would be superseded by legislation awaiting consideration by Congress, according to Lou Fiore, chairman of the Alarm Industry Communications Commission.The Delaware Attorney General's Office issued a mandate on June 10 that all security businesses operating in the state must have a registered agent in accordance with a state statute. A security business is defined as “a person or entity...

VIENNA, Va.—Citing the “administrative burdens” of multi-state licensing for monitoring companies, the Alarm Industry Communications Committee is planning to introduce a bill to streamline the process across the United States.The Alarm Monitoring Model Licensing Act would establish a nationally recognized license to help monitoring companies and alarm dispatchers overcome obstacles they face when providing services to customers in more than one state, according to the AICC.Companies...