Senate Bill sb0634c1

    Florida Senate - 2005                            CS for SB 634

    By the Committee on Criminal Justice; and Senator Bennett





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  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to alarm system contracting;

  3         amending s. 633.702, F.S.; providing a criminal

  4         penalty for intentionally or willfully

  5         installing, servicing, testing, repairing,

  6         improving, or inspecting a fire alarm system

  7         unless the person who performs those acts has

  8         certain qualifications or is exempt under s.

  9         489.503, F.S.; providing an effective date.

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11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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13         Section 1.  Subsection (4) is added to section 633.702,

14  Florida Statutes, to read:

15         633.702  Prohibited acts regarding alarm system

16  contractors or certified unlimited electrical contractors;

17  penalties.--

18         (4)  It is a misdemeanor of the first degree,

19  punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, for any

20  person to intentionally or willfully install, service, test,

21  repair, improve, or inspect a fire alarm system unless;

22         (a)  The person is the holder of a valid and current

23  active license as a certified unlimited electrical contractor,

24  as defined in part II of chapter 489;

25         (b)  The person is the holder of a valid and current

26  active license as a licensed fire alarm contractor, as defined

27  in part II of chapter 489;

28         (c)  The person is authorized to act as a fire alarm

29  system agent pursuant to s. 489.5185; or

30         (d)  The person is exempt pursuant to s. 489.503.

31         Section 2.  This act shall take effect October 1, 2005.

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    Florida Senate - 2005                            CS for SB 634
    591-1964-05




 1          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
                       COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
 2                         Senate Bill 634

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 4  The CS engrosses the amendment adopted by the Banking and
    Insurance Committee to:
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    -    Amend ch. 633, F.S., the law relating to the DSFM, to
 6       provide that it is a first degree misdemeanor for any
         person to intentionally or willfully install, service,
 7       test, repair, improve, or inspect a fire alarm system
         unless a person is a holder of a valid and current active
 8       license as a certified unlimited electrical contractor; a
         holder of a valid and current active license as a
 9       licensed fire alarm contractor; an authorized fire alarm
         system agent; or a person who is exempt under the
10       contract licensing provisions of s. 489.503, F.S.

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