KEN KIRSCHENBAUM, ESQ ALARM - SECURITY INDUSTRY LEGAL EMAIL NEWSLETTER / THE ALARM EXCHANGE You can read all of our articles on our website. Having trouble getting our emails? Change your spam controls and whitelist ken@kirschenbaumesq.com ****************************** Illegal for central station to monitor accounts for unlicensed alarm dealers June 21, 2024 *********************** Illegal for central station to monitor accounts for unlicensed alarm dealers ************************ Ken I read your article/discussion about “Can a subcontractor work for an unlicensed alarm company” which was published on your website on Apr 10, 2024. Would you have any update on which “7 states have laws criminalizing aiding and abetting unlicensed activity in the state”? Thank you, Pauline M Legal and Compliance Coordinator ********************* Response ********************* I confess I have not visited this issue since writing an article: Should Central Stations Monitor For Unlicensed Dealers on February 7, 2017 which can be read on K&K’s website at: https://www.kirschenbaumesq.com/article/should-central-stations-monitor-for-unlicensed-dealers-february-7-2017 To get the states [there were 7 in 2017; could be more now], call your central station and if it doesn’t know call Rapid Response’s license coordinator at Rapid [listed on The Alarm Exchange]. The states, and I haven’t checked for this article, make it illegal to aid and abet an unlicensed alarm company by monitoring that company’s alarm accounts. This is a criminal statute aimed at the central station; the dealer has its own worries for non-compliance with the licensing law in those states. I am going to guess that most central stations aren’t even aware of these criminal statutes. Some central stations don’t even realize they need to be licensed in all states requiring a license to provide monitoring services. Some manufacturers who are now providing automated monitoring, getting the signal from the customer’s alarm and then passing it along to the central station, don’t realize it needs to be licensed in some states for monitoring. These are complicated and technical issues. Central stations and manufacturers will need to engage K&K for research and opinion, or find someone else, or just keep ignoring the issue and hope they don’t get caught. ************************* STANDARD FORMS Alarm / Security / Fire and related Agreements click here: www.alarmcontracts.com *************************** CONCIERGE LAWYER SERVICE PROGRAM FOR THE ALARM INDUSTRY - You can check out the program and sign up here: https://www.kirschenbaumesq.com/page/concierge or contact our Program Coordinator Stacy Spector, Esq at 516 747 6700 x 304. *********************** ALARM ARTICLES: You can always read our Articles on our website at ww.kirschenbaumesq.com/page/alarm-articles updated daily ******************** THE ALARM EXCHANGE - the alarm industries leading classified and business exchange - updated daily ************************* Wondering how much your alarm company is worth? Click here: https://www.kirschenbaumesq.com/page/what-is-my-alarm-company-worth ****************************** Getting on our Email List / Email Articles archived: Many of you are forwarding these emails to friends or asking that others be added to the list. Sign up for our daily newsletter here: Sign Up. You can read articles and order alarm contracts on our web site www.alarmcontracts.com ************************** Ken Kirschenbaum,Esq Kirschenbaum & Kirschenbaum PC Attorneys at Law 200 Garden City Plaza Garden City, NY 11530 516 747 6700 x 301 ken@kirschenbaumesq.com www.KirschenbaumEsq.com
