South Carolina Code 40-79-230. Application for license; who must sign; what must be submitted
(B) To qualify for a license, the applicant must:
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 40-79-230
- Board: means the South Carolina Contractor's Licensing Board. See South Carolina Code 40-79-20
- Department: means the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. See South Carolina Code 40-79-20
- Entity: means a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, cooperative, corporation, or other legal entity authorized by law and approved by the board. See South Carolina Code 40-79-20
- Fire alarm system business: means an individual, firm, association, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity authorized by law and approved by the board that designs, installs, services, maintains, or alters fire alarm systems. See South Carolina Code 40-79-20
- Licensee: means an alarm business that has been issued a license by the board pursuant to this chapter. See South Carolina Code 40-79-20
- Primary qualifying party: means a qualifying party who is an owner, partner, or officer of a burglar alarm system business, or a full-time employee holding a managerial or supervisory position within the alarm system business and who qualifies the licensee to engage in the burglar or fire alarm business and is registered as a qualifying party with the department in accordance with this chapter. See South Carolina Code 40-79-20
- Qualifying party: means an individual, owner, partner, officer, or employee of an alarm system business who has met the necessary requirements of a qualifying party and is registered with the department in accordance with this chapter. See South Carolina Code 40-79-20
- Registered: means an owner, partner, principle officer, qualifying party, or registered employee of an alarm business whose name and address has been listed or registered with the department as an individual who has access to a client's property or burglar alarm records that can reveal, but not be limited to, the type of burglar alarm system, burglar alarm security numbers or code, or any other information pertaining to the system that could compromise the client's burglar alarm system. See South Carolina Code 40-79-20
(1) submit a completed application as prescribed by the board;
(2) satisfy the examination requirements prescribed by the board;
(3)(a) for burglar alarms, take the Level I training course and receive a certificate of completion from the National Training School; or
(b) for fire alarms, take the Level I training course and receive a certificate of completion from the National Training School or take the Level II training course and receive a certificate of completion from the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies;
(4) submit proof that the applicant’s primary qualifying party is a full- time employee in a management position;
(5) submit a criminal background check of the entity’s principal officers, all qualifying parties, and registered employees. The background check must indicate that these individuals are at least eighteen years of age and have not been convicted of any criminal act or committed any acts which are grounds for the denial of a license under this chapter;
(6) submit all documentation required by the department pursuant to the requirements of this chapter;
(7) pay all fees;
(8) the applicant must submit a list of all qualifying parties, registered employees, and branch offices in order to be licensed by the department;
(9) upon the cancellation of an alarm license, the licensee must complete an initial application, pay the appropriate fees, and be issued a new license number; and
(10) the department may provide for an alarm system business license that permits the holder to participate in the burglar alarm system or fire alarm system business, or both.