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Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
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TITLE 380. Department of Labor |
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Chapter 75. Alarm and Locksmith Industry Rules |
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Subchapter 3. License Requirements |
SECTION 380:75-3-5. Monitoring license requirements
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- (1) Company.(A) Each monitoring company shall employ an Oklahoma licensed alarm monitoring manager. A monitoring license shall be required for any company which offers and/or provides monitoring services to residential or commercial properties located within the state of Oklahoma.(B) Enhanced call verification(i) Except as provided in this subsection, a monitoring company shall attempt to verify that an activated signal from an alarm system designed to detect and signal an unauthorized intrusion or entry, before requesting a law enforcement response by:(I) Calling the alarm user at the site of the alarm system with the activated signal.(II) If no contact is made with the alarm user at the site, calling a second telephone number provided by the alarm user of an individual authorized to cancel a response.(ii) A monitoring company is not required to contact an alarm user who has obtained a written exemption from response verification from the local chief law enforcement officer or his/her designee.(iii) A monitoring company is not required to call an alarm user if the system provides visual or audible verification of an unauthorized intrusion or entry by electronic means incorporated into the alarm system.(iv) A monitoring company is not required to contact an alarm user for signals from medical, emergency, holdup, panic, ambush, nurse call systems, and/or fire alarms.(2) Manager.(A) Each manager shall be responsible for all activities of the company within the State of Oklahoma. In the event of the death of the monitoring company manager or his/her separation from the company for any other reason, a monitoring company shall notify the Department with fourteen (14) days and name another licensed burglar alarm manager within thirty (30) days from separation.(B) Each manager shall have a security background verification.