Sec 32-122.06. Certification of alarm agents; fingerprinting; fee

A. Each alarm agent shall apply for an alarm agent certification and a renewal certification card from the board. The board shall issue or deny an alarm agent certification card or a renewal certification card within ten business days after receiving the application. All alarm agent certificates issued pursuant to this article are valid for two years from the date of issuance.

B. In order to obtain an alarm agent certificate, a person shall submit an application and pay a fee as determined by the board. The person shall submit a completed fingerprint card and a fingerprint background check fee to the board. On receipt of the application and each year thereafter on the anniversary of the initial certification for as long as the person is an alarm agent, the board shall submit the alarm agent's fingerprints to the department of public safety for the purpose of obtaining a state and federal criminal records check pursuant to section 41-1750 and Public Law 92-544. The department of public safety may exchange this fingerprint data with the federal bureau of investigation. This subsection does not apply if the alarm agent is also the controlling person and has complied with section 32-122.05. For as long as the person is an alarm agent:

1. The person shall submit a fingerprint background check fee to the board annually on the anniversary of the person's initial certification.

2. The board shall keep and maintain the fingerprint card.

C. A person shall apply for an alarm agent certificate within five working days after being employed by an alarm business. A person may not work as an alarm agent until the application is processed and approved unless under the direct supervision of a certified alarm agent.

D. An alarm agent shall physically possess the agent's alarm agent certification card when performing or authorizing the performance of any task pursuant to this chapter.

E. An alarm agent certificate card becomes the personal property of the person to whom it is issued. The person shall retain possession of the card.