HB263 Summary

• Renames "alarm system installer" to "system installer" and expands the definition of locksmith to include services such as repairs, rebuilds, rekeys, lock installation, transponder key creation, and lock bypassing methods.

• Authorizes the Electronic Security Board of Licensure and its committees to hold meetings via video conference, with at least three members physically present to conduct official business.

• Creates new criminal penalties as Class A misdemeanors for advertising alarm system or locksmith services without an active license, providing services while on probation or parole without board notification, performing unsolicited installations at homes of seniors (age 60+) or mentally incapacitated persons without a four-day waiting period, and defrauding seniors.

• Expands board regulatory powers to inspect unlicensed persons and operations, establish volunteer procedures for exempt entities, and includes definitions for new classifications including administrative employees, salespersons, and system installers covering CCTV and electronic access control systems.

• Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval, with exclusion from local expenditure requirements under Amendment 621 as it defines new crimes.