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NC H897
Bill
Status
Introduced
4/10/2025
Primary Sponsor
Carson Smith
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AI Summary
- Renames the "Alarm Systems Licensing Act" to the "Security Systems Licensing Act" and expands its scope to cover cameras, analytic capturing devices, integrated automation with security elements, and systems providing intelligence
- Increases licensing fees significantly: initial license application fees rise from $150 to $500, license fees from $500 to $1,000, registration fees from $50 to $100, and branch office certificate fees from $150 to $300
- Raises minimum liability insurance requirements for security systems businesses from $50,000/$100,000/$20,000 to $250,000/$500,000/$100,000 for bodily injury and property damage coverage
- Expands grounds for license denial to include convictions for felonies involving firearms, violence, sexual offenses, larceny, or fraud, and adds registered sex offender status as a disqualifying factor
- Grants the Private Protective Services Board and Security Systems Licensing Board access to expunged criminal records from the Administrative Office of the Courts for licensure and registration purposes, effective October 1, 2025
Legislative Description
DPS Agency Changes.-AB
Boards
Last Action
Re-ref Com On Finance
6/3/2025
Committee Referrals
Finance6/3/2025
Judiciary II4/14/2025
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