Plain English Breakdown
The official source does not specify what the 'specified reason' is for denying reimbursement, leaving that detail unknown.
AB-558: Updating Alarm Company Rules to Include Video Systems
This law updates the definition of an alarm system to include video systems that send signals from cameras to monitoring stations, requiring operators using them to hold a license.
What This Bill Does
- Updates the legal definition of 'alarm system' under current state laws.
- Includes video systems where analog or digital signals travel from a camera to a video monitoring station in the definition of an alarm system.
- Requires operators using these new types of alarm systems to hold a valid license, as existing law already requires licenses for all alarm company activities.
- Maintains that operating without a required license is a crime.
Who It Names or Affects
- Companies or people who operate video security systems where signals travel from cameras to monitoring stations.
- The Bureau of Security and Investigative Services within the Department of Consumer Affairs, which regulates alarm company operators.
- Local agencies that may enforce these laws.
Terms To Know
- Alarm Company Operator
- A person or business engaged in activities regulated by the Alarm Company Act who must hold a valid license to operate.
- Video Monitoring Station
- A location where video signals from cameras are received, as part of an alarm system definition under this bill.
Limits and Unknowns
- The official text does not list a specific effective date for when these rules will start.
- The bill states that no state reimbursement is required for local agencies but only says it is 'for a specified reason' without explaining what that reason is.