Current through December 3, 2024
Section 260-RICR-30-15-6.5 - Licensing of Alarm BusinessesA. Principal Officers1. Each licensee shall maintain and operate his business from a principal office located in a permanent building or similar structure, accessible to the public during posted business hours.B. Branch Offices 1. All branch offices must be operated under the same name as that of the principal office of the alarm business unless they are separately licensed.2. The License issued by the Department to an alarm business and the surety bond posted by an alarm business shall cover all branch offices as shown on the application for License, except that separate bond in sufficient sureties as determined by law shall be required of branch offices operating under a different business or company name than that of the principal office.3. Each branch office of an alarm business being maintained separate and apart from the premises of the principal office must have posted in a conspicuous place, a copy of the un-expired License issued by the Department to the alarm business.C. Change of Name, Removal or Relocation of Principal Office or Branch Office Alarm Business 1. If the holder of an unexpired alarm business License issued pursuant to the Statute shall remove or relocate the principal office or a branch office of the alarm business to a premises or address other than that listed on the License issued by the Department, or if the alarm business shall lawfully change its name or the name of the holder of the License, the holder shall within thirty (30) days of the removal, relocation, or change of name, give written notice of the new address or new name to the Department.2. The notice shall also contain reference to the date on which the removal, relocation, or name change occurred.3. Upon receipt by the alarm business of a new License issued by the Department containing the new address, premises, or name change for the principal or branch office, the alarm business will immediately cause such License to be posted in a conspicuous place on the premises in full view of the public.4. The licensee shall return his old License to the Department within five (5) business days of the effective date of change.260 R.I. Code R. 260-RICR-30-15-6.5