Title 19 Part 195

An aggregation of devices, equipment or services designed to signal the presence of intrusion, break-in, theft, movement, sound, fire, heat, smoke, explosion, etc. Such devices or equipment include, but are not limited to, signal initiating devices, signal transmitting devices, signal indicating devices or notification appliances. Not included herein are direct line voltage connections to an outlet, junction box, or power panel.

An off premises monitoring facility with special receiving equipment, in communication with the transmission equipment for a subscriber's protected premises. The transmission equipment for the subscriber's protected premises may be owned by the central station, the subscriber or any other person. Personnel are generally in attendance on a continuous basis to observe, record and dispatch personnel to investigate various alarms or trouble signals. They may report alarm signals to police, fire or other agencies. Central stations may also provide response services to a protected premises with security personnel or with technicians to check and service the system.

A network, consists of two or more alarm devices or equipment, that are linked together through any means, including but not limited to, ethernet, wifi, or serial bus, so that they can communicate with each other and exchange commands and share data that may operate hardware and utilize other resources for the operation of a security, video, access and alarm detection and/or notification system.

A qualifying officer is the individual designated, pursuant to General Business Law section 69-q(3)(a), to represent the limited liability company or corporation that is licensed to engage in the business of installing, servicing or maintaining security or fire alarm systems under article 6-D of the General Business Law. Such businesses are operated under the direction and control of the qualifying officer, who shall be required to meet the licensing requirements pursuant to article 6-D of the General Business Law.

An individual (qualifier) may make an application for licensure on behalf of a company, firm, partnership or corporation:

Installation, maintenance and servicing of fire alarm systems shall be done in accordance with prevailing industry standards.

No licensee or applicant may use a trade or corporate name which, in the opinion of the Department of State, is so similar to the trade name or corporate name of any licensee that confusion to the public will result therefrom.

Applicants for a business of installing, maintaining or servicing security or fire alarm systems license shall be fingerprinted as prescribed by the Division of Criminal Justice Services.

A licensee has an affirmative duty to provide supervision to employees and for all business activities. Such supervision shall consist of regular, frequent and consistent personal guidance, instruction, oversight and superintendence by the qualifying license holder with respect to the general business conducted by the firm and all matters relating thereto.

Each employee of a business which is licensed to install, maintain or service security or fire alarm systems shall be issued a company identification card as described herein.

“Employee of

(Licensee's Business Name)

(Licensee's Area Code and Telephone Number)”;

Licensed by the NYS Department of State

(Employment Identification Number)

Call 518-474-4429 for Information; and

Any person, firm, company, partnership, corporation or organization licensed under article 6-D of the General Business Law which has its license revoked or suspended by the Department of State shall be ineligible to employ assistants to install, maintain or service security or fire alarm systems for the period of the revocation or suspension.

Any applicant or qualifier convicted of any felony or misdemeanor may be denied licensure or subjected to license revocation and suspension. Departmental discretion shall be exercised pursuant to the standards articulated in article 23-A of the Correction Law.

All documents or receipts issued by an individual or business licensed pursuant to this article must contain the identification number issued to such individual or business and the phrase “licensed by the N.Y.S. Department of State.”

All employees of the security guard company shall be subject to the enforcement provisions contained in article 7 of the General Business Law.