North Carolina HB 897: DPS Agency Changes.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 2
HOUSE BILL 897
Committee Substitute Favorable 6/3/25

Short Title: DPS Agency Changes.-AB (Public)
Sponsors:
Referred to:
April 14, 2025
*H897-v-2*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO MODERNIZE THE ALARMS SYSTEMS LICENSING ACT AND MAKE 2
VARIOUS CHANGES TO THE PRIVATE PROTECTIVE SERVICES BOARD LAWS. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
5
PART I. ALARMS SYSTEMS LICENSING ACT MODERNIZATION 6
SECTION 1.(a) Chapter 74D of the General Statutes reads as rewritten: 7
"Chapter 74D. 8
"Alarm Security Systems. 9
"Article 1. 10
"Alarm Security Systems Licensing Act. 11
"§ 74D-1. Title. 12
This act may be cited as the "Alarm "Security Systems Licensing Act." 13
"§ 74D-2. License Business and qualifying agent license requirements. 14
(a) License Required. – No person, firm, association, corporation, or department or 15
division of a firm, association or corporation, shall engage in or hold itself out as engaging in an 16
alarm a security systems business without first being licensed in accordance with this Chapter. 17
A department or division of a firm, association, or corporation may be separately licensed under 18
this Chapter if the distinct department or division, as opposed to the firm, association, or 19
corporation as a whole, engages in an alarm a security systems business. The department or 20
division shall ensure strict confidentiality of private security information, and the private security 21
information of the department or division must, at a minimum, be physically separated from other 22
premises of the firm, association, or corporation. For purposes of this Chapter an "alarm a 23
"security systems business" is defined as any person, firm, association or corporation that does 24
any of the following: 25
(1) Sells Unless otherwise exempt, sells or attempts to sell an alarm a security 26
system device by engaging in a any personal solicitation at a residence or 27
business to advise, design, or consult on specific types and specific locations 28
of alarm security system devices. 29
(2) Installs, Unless otherwise exempt, installs, services, monitors, or responds to 30
electrical, wireless or hardwired electronic or mechanical alarm signal 31
devices, devices and security systems, integrated automation of a residence or 32
business that includes a security element, burglar alarms, monitored access 33
control, or cameras cameras, analytic capturing devices, systems providing 34
intelligence or other imaging devices used to detect or observe burglary, 35
breaking or entering, intrusion, shoplifting, pilferage, theft, or other 36

General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
Page 2 House Bill 897-Second Edition
unauthorized or illegal activity. This provision shall not apply to a locking 1
device that records entry and exit data and does not transmit the data in real 2
time to an on-site or off-site monitoring location, provided the installer is duly 3
licensed by the North Carolina Locksmith Licensing Board. 4
... 5
(c) Qualifying Agent. – A business entity that engages in the alarm systems business is 6
required to be licensed under this Chapter is subject to all of the requirements listed in this 7
subsection with respect to a qualifying agent. For purposes of this Chapter, a "qualifying agent" 8
is an individual who is a full-time employee in a management position who is licensed under this 9
Chapter and whose name and address have been registered with the Board. The requirements are: 10
(1) The business entity shall employ a designated qualifying agent who meets the 11
requirements for a license issued under and who is, in fact, licensed under the 12
provisions of this Chapter, unless otherwise approved by the Board. Service 13
upon the qualifying agent appointed by the business entity of any process, 14
notice or demand required by or permitted by law to be served upon the 15
business entity by the Alarm Security Systems Licensing Board shall be 16
binding upon the licensed business entity. Nothing herein contained shall limit 17
or affect the right to serve any process, notice or demand required or permitted 18
by law to be served upon a business entity in any other manner or hereafter 19
permitted by law. 20
... 21
(3) In the event that the qualifying agent upon whom the business entity relies in 22
order to do business ceases to perform his duties as qualifying agent, the 23
business entity shall notify the board in writing by letter or using the Board's 24
online form within 10 working days. The business entity must obtain a 25
substitute qualifying agent within 90 days after the original qualifying agent 26
ceases to serve as qualifying agent. The Director, in his or her discretion, may 27
extend the 90-day period for good cause by an additional 30 days upon a 28
written request of an officer of the company. 29
(4) The license certificate shall list the name of the qualifying agent. No licensee 30
person shall serve as the qualifying