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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 80A.1, Code 1999, is amended by adding 1 2 the following new subsections: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 0A. "Alarm system agency" means a person 1 4 engaged in the alarm system business. 1 5 NEW SUBSECTION. 0B. "Alarm system business" means the 1 6 business of providing, for a fee or other valuable 1 7 consideration, the installation of electronic or mechanical 1 8 alarm signal devices, burglar alarms, television cameras or 1 9 still cameras, or electronic access control systems used to 1 10 manually or automatically signal or detect burglary, breaking 1 11 and entering, shoplifting, pilferage, theft, or hold-up; and 1 12 the servicing or monitoring of such systems, or the design of 1 13 such installations, including surveys of premises to be 1 14 protected. An alarm system business does not include a 1 15 locksmith business. 1 16 NEW SUBSECTION. 7A "Locksmith business" means the 1 17 business of making, repairing, and installing locks, re-keying 1 18 locks, opening locks or safes, and changing safe or lock 1 19 combinations; or the making, repairing, and installing of 1 20 access control systems which are not attached to an electronic 1 21 integrated system that directly or indirectly causes a 1 22 response by a law enforcement or security agency. 1 23 Sec. 2. Section 80A.2, Code 1999, is amended by adding the 1 24 following new subsections: 1 25 NEW SUBSECTION. 10. A person engaged in the business of 1 26 over-the-counter sales of alarm systems for installation by 1 27 the purchaser. 1 28 NEW SUBSECTION. 11. A person engaged in the performance 1 29 of activities typically performed by a locksmith who is 1 30 employed by a locksmith business. 1 31 Sec. 3. Section 80A.3, subsections 1 and 2, Code 1999, are 1 32 amended to read as follows: 1 33 1. A person shall not operateaan alarm system business, 1 34 bail enforcement business, private investigation business, or 1 35 private security business, or otherwise employ persons in the 2 1 operation of such a business located within this state unless 2 2 the person is licensed by the commissioner in accordance with 2 3 this chapter. 2 4 2. A license issued under this chapter, other than an 2 5 alarm system business license, expires two years from the date 2 6 issued. An alarm system business license expires four years 2 7 from the date issued. 2 8 Sec. 4. Section 80A.4, subsection 3, Code 1999, is amended 2 9 by striking the subsection. 2 10 Sec. 5. Section 80A.5, subsection 3, Code 1999, is amended 2 11 to read as follows: 2 12 3. The fee for a two-year license for a bail enforcement 2 13 business, a private investigative agency, or a private 2 14 security agency, or for a four-year license for an alarm 2 15 system business, is one hundred dollars. 2 16 Sec. 6. NEW SECTION. 80A.6A BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS. 2 17 Each employee of an applicant or licensee regulated by this 2 18 chapter shall possess the qualifications required by section 2 19 80A.4, subsection 1. A person applying for employment on or 2 20 after the effective date of this Act shall not be employed by 2 21 an agent to work in any business regulated by this chapter 2 22 until the agency has completed a background investigation into 2 23 the character of the employee. The background investigation 2 24 shall include a local criminal record check with local law 2 25 enforcement agencies, and the submission of fingerprints to 2 26 the department of public safety for the purpose of conducting 2 27 a state and federal criminal record check on the applicant. 2 28 Each fingerprint submission shall include a fee as established 2 29 by the department by rule to offset the cost of such checks. 2 30 Sec. 7. Section 80A.7, subsection 1, Code 1999, is amended 2 31 to read as follows: 2 32 1. The department shall issue to each licensee in the bail 2 33 enforcement business, private investigation business, or 2 34 private security business, and to each employee of the 2 35 licensee, an identification card in a form approved by the 3 1 commissioner. The application for a permanent identification 3 2 card shall include a temporary identification card valid for 3 3 fourteen days from the date of receipt of the application by 3 4 the applicant. 3 5 Sec. 8. Section 80A.7, Code 1999, is amended by adding the 3 6 following new subsection: 3 7 NEW SUBSECTION. 5. An alarm system agency shall issue an 3 8 identification card to each employee engaged in the alarm 3 9 system business. The identification card shall include the 3 10 name of the employee and the employee's picture as well as the 3 11 name, address, and telephone number of the agency. Alarm 3 12 system employees shall have their identification card in their 3 13 immediate possession when engaged in the alarm system 3 14 business, and shall produce such card upon request of their 3 15 clients, prospective clients, or law enforcement agencies. 3 16 Sec. 9. Section 80A.10, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 3 17 1999, is amended to read as follows: 3 18 a. Five thousand dollars in the case of an agency licensed 3 19 to conduct only an alarm system business, a bail enforcement 3 20 business, private security business, or a private 3 21 investigation business. 3 22 Sec. 10. Section 80A.10A, Code 1999, is amended to read as 3 23 follows: 3 24 80A.10A LICENSEE'S PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. 3 25 Notwithstanding the minimum bond amount that must be filed 3 26 in accordance with section 80A.10, a license shall not be 3 27 issued unless the applicant furnishes proof acceptable to the 3 28 commissioner of the applicant's ability to respond in damages 3 29 for liability on account of accidents or wrongdoings occurring 3 30 subsequent to the effective date of the proof, arising out of 3 31 the ownership and operation of a private security business, 3 32 private investigation business, or bail enforcement business. 3 33 An alarm system business shall hold and maintain a liability 3 34 insurance policy in the amount of one million dollars. 3 35 Sec. 11. Section 80A.16, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code 4 1 1999, is amended to read as follows: 4 2 c. Falsely advertises that the person is a licensed alarm 4 3 system agent, private investigator, private security agent, or 4 4 bail enforcement agent. 4 5 Sec. 12. Section 80A.16, subsection 3, Code 1999, is 4 6 amended to read as follows: 4 7 3. A person who is subject to the licensing requirements 4 8 of this chapter and who engages in an alarm system business, a 4 9 private investigation business, or private security business 4 10 as defined in this chapter, without possessing a current valid 4 11 license as provided by this chapter, is guilty of a serious 4 12 misdemeanor. 4 13 Sec. 13. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect January 1, 4 14 2000. 4 15 HF 310 4 16 rn/jg/25
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