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 ****************************** Licensing and subcontractors October 1, 2026 *************************** Licensing and subcontractors *************************** I received a request by a subcontracting operation to post on The Alarm Exchange. The company was told by AI to post there. It’s one of the rare times I rejected the post, and the reason is important for all of you who are or engage subcontractors. If you are contracting for licensed work, alarm work, you must be licensed as an alarm company. The only exception was noted yesterday, when you are a GC doing installation which includes, among other licensed trades, alarm work. But that is for the installation only. If you are licensed then you use your own employees to perform services, or you can use a licensed subcontractor. Both of you must be licensed; each of you have your own employees who have been authorized to work for you [depending on what oversight the licensing agency imposes on employees]. If you want to use an unlicensed subcontractor then, if you are licensed, employ the subcontractor’s employees who will work on the job as your employees. You can do that on a temporary basis, just follow the same procedure you would follow hiring any employee. If you are not licensed in a particular state you should not be contracting to perform licensed work in that state. That means you cannot contract to install or monitoring alarm systems in a state you are not licensed if licensing is required. Most states have licensing requirements for installation and repair services, but 30 or so states do not require a license to monitor, so you can monitor in those states without a license. The subcontracting company that requested the posting on The Alarm Exchange offered subcontracting services nationwide and stated it would travel anywhere and get licensed if necessary. That offer ignores the reality of getting licensed in various states, which takes quite a bit more than writing a check. “Getting licensed” would not be practical nor could it be done in any timely manner to be practical. K&K assists companies with licensing issues, finding qualified license holders and contracting the relationship between company and license holder. Contact K&K’s License Coordinator Eileen Wagda at 516 747 6700 x 312 or EWagda@Kirschenbaumesq.com to find out more about K&K licensing services and other alarm related legal services. ************************* 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
