Section 18-2-2 Application; Investigation
A. Application for an alarm business license, or a license renewal, shall be made to the Town law enforcement agent or authorized designee, upon forms prepared and approved by the Town, and contain the following information:
1. Name, business location, mailing address and telephone number of the alarm business.
2. Names and addresses of any alarm agents employed by the alarm business, identifying which alarm agents, if any, are registered security guards.
3. Copy of current, active C-12 contractor’s license or an L67 low voltage communications license, issued by the state registrar of contractors. Applicants whose sole business activity under this chapter is the monitoring of alarm systems shall not be required to possess any state registrar of contractors licenses; however, such applicants shall provide proof of Underwriters Laboratories (UL) or Factory Mutual (FM) listing as a licensing requirement. Applicants whose business activities include both monitoring of alarm systems and alarm system installation and maintenance shall comply with all the licensing requirements of this section relating to those activities.
4. Statement of all prior criminal convictions of the applicant, including alarm agents, except minor traffic offenses, for the five years immediately preceding application.
5. A description of the applicant’s previous experience in activities similar to those for which the license application is submitted.
6. The name, address and telephone number of the local manager, or managing officer, if a partnership or sole proprietorship, or statutory agent if a corporation.
7. Certificate of liability insurance, evidencing errors and omissions insurance and combined general comprehensive insurance in the minimum amount of one million dollars and must specifically cover alarm systems. The insurance carrier is required to notify the Town if insurance lapses. It is the sole responsibility of the applicant to determine whether other types or greater amounts of insurance coverage are necessary to adequately protect its interests and those of the public. This insurance coverage shall remain in full force and effect throughout the term of the license.
8. Additional information deemed by the Town law enforcement agent or authorized designee to be reasonably necessary to fully and fairly evaluate the license application.
B. All applicants for licenses under this article shall personally appear at the location designated by the Town law enforcement agent or authorized designee, for the purpose of being fingerprinted. For the purposes of this subsection, "applicant" shall include all general partners, if the applicant is a partnership, the president, secretary and treasurer, if the applicant is a corporation, and all agents who perform services on behalf of the applicant within the Town. Any applicant residing outside of Maricopa County, Arizona, shall appear at a local law enforcement agency or authorized fingerprinting facility within the jurisdiction of applicant’ s residence for such fingerprinting. The applicant shall transmit the fingerprints to the Town law enforcement agent or authorized designee in an envelope specified for such purpose and provided by the Town law enforcement agent or authorized designee at the time of application. The Town law enforcement agent or authorized designee shall conduct a background investigation of the applicant within the period allowed for issuance of the license.
C. The duty to provide the information required in subsections A and B of this section is continuing throughout the license term. The applicant shall notify the Town law enforcement agent or authorized designee in writing within ten days of employing any agent who performs services on behalf of the applicant within the Town.
D. The Town law enforcement agent or authorized designee shall have sixty days from the date of completion of all application materials and requirements to either issue or deny any license subject to this article. The issuance of any license shall be in no way construed as a waiver of any right of denial or revocation the Town may have at the time of issuance or thereafter. (06-14, Amended, 05/18/2006)