SECTIONS 7594-7594.6 - California Statutes

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE

SECTION 7594-7594.6

7594. A licensee desiring to operate an alarm company operator
business under one or more fictitious trade names shall apply and
qualify for an initial license for each fictitious trade name.
No licensee shall indicate, or cause to be indicated, in any
printed matter, or in any directory or listing, that he or she
conducts an alarm company operator business under any name, other
than the name for which he or she is licensed.
An application for a license for an additional trade name shall be
in the same form and the applicant shall meet the same requirements
as for an initial license.

7594.1. A licensee desiring to operate an alarm company operator
business at a location other than the principal place of business as
shown on the license shall apply for a branch office registration for
each additional location as set forth in this chapter.

7594.2. Every licensed business, including registered branch
offices, shall be under the active charge of a qualified manager.
Every licensed registered branch office shall be managed by a
designated branch office manager as set forth in this chapter.

7594.3. (a) Whenever a qualified manager ceases to be in active
charge of the business, the license shall be automatically suspended
within 30 days unless the licensee notifies the bureau within the
30-day period of such cessation.
(b) Whenever a designated branch office manager ceases management
of a registered branch office, the branch office registration shall
be automatically suspended within 30 days unless the qualified
manager notifies the bureau within the 30-day period of such
cessation.
(c) If the notice of cessation is filed timely, the license or
branch office registration shall remain in force for a period of 90
days after cessation or for an additional period, not to exceed one
year, as specified by the director. After the 90-day period or
additional period, as approved by the director, the license or branch
office registration shall be automatically suspended, unless the
bureau receives written notification that the license is under the
active charge of a qualified manager or that a branch office manager
has been designated.
A license or branch office registration suspended under this
section may be reinstated only upon the filing of an application for
reinstatement, payment of the reinstatement fee, and the
qualification of a manager as provided by this chapter.
A person who performs any act for which an alarm company operator
license is required during the period of a suspension is subject to
the penal provisions of Article 3 (commencing with Section 7592), in
addition to any other provisions of this chapter.
(d) In case of the death of a person licensed as an individual, a
member of the immediate family of the deceased licensee shall be
entitled to continue the business under the same license for 120 days
following the death of the licensee, provided that written
notification is made to the bureau within 30 days following the death
of the licensee. At the end of the 120-day period, the license shall
be automatically canceled. If no request is received within the
30-day period, the license shall be automatically canceled at the end
of that period.
(e) In the case of the death or disassociation of a partner of an
entity licensed as a partnership, the licensee shall notify the
bureau, in writing, within 30 days from the death or disassociation
of the individual. If notice is given, the license shall remain in
force for 90 days following the death or disassociation. At the end
of such period the license shall be automatically canceled. If the
licensee fails to notify the bureau within the 30-day period, the
license shall be automatically canceled.

7594.4. Except as herein otherwise provided, no individual shall be
in active charge of the business if the individual has ever had a
license revoked for cause or has ever been disqualified from further
employment in the alarm company operator business pursuant to this
chapter, or was a qualified manager, partner, or officer of a
business whose license has been revoked.

7594.5. (a) The business of each licensee shall be operated under
the active direction, control, charge, or management, in this state,
of the licensee, if he or she is qualified, or the person who is
qualified and certified to act as the licensee's manager, if the
licensee is not qualified.
(b) The individual deemed to be actively in charge of the business
shall be the qualified manager, as defined in this chapter, and the
certificate of the qualified manager shall be prominently displayed
below the alarm company operator's license. Such individual shall
share equally with the licensee the responsibility for compliance
with this chapter.
(c) The director may assess fines for any violations as enumerated
in this article, pursuant to Section 7591.9. Fines may be assessed
against an alarm company operator's license or a qualified manager's
certificate, or both, as deemed appropriate by the director.
(d) Assessment of the administrative fines shall be independent of
any other action by the bureau or any local, state, or federal
governmental agency which may result from a violation of this
article.

7594.6. The designated branch office manager shall spend an average
of 51 percent of the usual business hours in the conduct of the
business at the registered branch office location under the active
management and supervision of the qualified manager.