A. It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct, operate, to engage in, or carry on an alarm business; or to engage in the occupation of alarm agent; or to represent oneself as an alarm agent, without first having obtained such licenses as are required by this Article. A separate license is required for each business name under which an alarm business conducts business or advertises. In the event that the licensing authority has reasonable cause to believe that an alarm business does not have a valid alarm business license as required by this Article, or that a person is engaged in the alarm business without a valid alarm business license, the licensing authority or its designee, with the assistance of the Police Department, shall issue a warning to the alarm business stating that it is in violation of the provisions of this Article. In the event that the licensing authority has reasonable cause to believe that an alarm agent does not have a valid alarm agent license as required by this Article, or that a person is engaged as an alarm agent without a valid alarm agent license, the licensing authority or its designee, with the assistance of the Police Department, shall issue a warning to the alarm agent stating that the person is in violation of the provisions of this Article. The warning shall direct the alarm business or alarm agent, as applicable, to apply for an alarm business or alarm agent license within ten calendar days of the date of the warning. The alarm business receiving such a notice shall not engage in the alarm business until an alarm business license is issued pursuant to this Article. The alarm agent receiving such a notice shall not act as an alarm agent until an alarm agent license is issued pursuant to this Article.

B. The administration of this Article, including the duty of prescribing forms, is vested in the licensing authority. License applications made pursuant to this Article shall be submitted to the licensing authority, which shall have the authority to issue, deny, suspend or revoke a license in accordance with the provisions of this Article.

C. The license required by this Article shall be in addition to any other licenses or permits required by the City, County or State in order to engage in business. Persons engaging in activities described in this Article shall comply with all other ordinances and laws, including the City zoning laws, as may be required to be engaged in the business to be licensed. Failure of any applicant or licensee, as applicable, to meet the requirements of this subsection shall be grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of a license.

D. All licenses issued pursuant to this Article shall be effective for a period of one year from the date of issue and shall be renewable annually, one year from the original date of issue or renewal, as applicable, pursuant to Section 10-72.5

E. Upon written request and the payment of a ten dollar fee, the licensing authority shall issue a duplicate license to a licensee whose license has been lost, stolen or destroyed.

F. It shall be unlawful for an alarm business to use or to contract with an unlicensed alarm business or an unlicensed alarm agent. (Ord. No. G-4378, § 4, 2001; Ord. No. G-5393, § 1, 2009; Ord. No. G-5495, §§ 8, 9, 2010)