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COMMENT ON NON COMPLIANT CCTV AND SMOKE DETECTORS FROM MAY 21, 2015 ARTICLE
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Ken
    For Anon with the customer that wants his CCTV connected to the smoke detectors…  be careful what you arrange for your customer.  I’ve always understood as a license holder from the California Contractors License Board, it is my responsibility as the ‘expert in the field’ to uphold all regulations and laws of the state especially when a customer requests something out of the box.  Just the fact that it is a commercial building requires very narrow rules to be followed for a fire system and to my knowledge does not include connecting a few random smoke detectors to protect the lives of people occupying the space.  Our local AHJ’s almost always require an all or nothing system to meet the strict standards of NFPA which they have adopted.  Before putting in any detectors that could be construed as a life safety system to prevent someone dying in a fire, I would suggest to Anon to contact his AHJ and get written approval for such folly… 
Yours for better security,
Steve Sopkin
President
Mijac Alarm
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    Good advice.  Thanks on behalf of everyone
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QUESTION: AGREEMENT FOR HOME AUTOMATION AND SECURITY
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Ken,
    Would you use both the ALL IN ONE and the HOME AUTOMATION contract for a single customer who we are selling security/fire and audio, video, network etc.?    I’ve held off purchasing the ALL IN ONE, as I wasn’t sure it covered everything we would be selling.
Thanks.
Eric D
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    For residential security, fire and home automation, sold and installed at same time, use the Residential All in One and the Disclaimer Notice.  You could use the Home Automation and Integration Agreement also, but you can get away with the one from since you're installing security and fire.
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QUESTION: QUALIFIER AGREEMENT
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Ken
    I have an alarm license that I am willing to lease to a company for a monthly fee. I am not under contract currently and am not interested in working for the company that would use the license. Company must provide liability insurance for me and not hold me liable for anything related to the business.  Do I need anything?
anon
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    It’s not that easy.  You'll need a qualifier agreement - and you will have some responsibility and so will the company.  Also be careful about your terminology.  You're not "leasing your license".  That's not allowed.  All the license qualifier laws require the license holder to assume certain responsibilities, and at the end of the day it's your license that's on the line.  The Qualifier Agreement we prepare protects both license holder and the company; it spells out their respective duties and the bottom line is that every license holder, unless the owner - operator of the company, should have the Qualifier Agreement.  The company should pay for the cost of the agreement which is $1500, unless you want to help me write it, then its $2500 and if your lawyer wants to help both of us then its $5000.  Keep it easy and let me do it right.  Call one of our attorneys in our Alarm Licensing Department: Nicoletta Lakatos,Esq 516 747 6700 x 330 NLakatos@KirschenbaumEsq.com or Jesse Kirschenbaum,Esq 516 747 6700 x 307 Jesse@Kirschenbaumesq.com
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