Florida Statutes Part II - Electrical And Alarm System Contracting (Ss. 489.501-489.538)
- 489.501 - Purpose.
The Legislature deems it necessary in the interest of public health, safety, and welfare to regulate the electrical and alarm system contractors in this state....
- 489.503 - Exemptions.
This part does not apply to:(1) Any employee of a certificateholder, registrant, or business organization authorized to engage in contracting who is acting within the scope...
- 489.505 - Definitions.
As used in this part:(1) “Alarm system” means any electrical device, signaling device, or combination of electrical devices used to signal or detect a burglary, fire,...
- 489.507 - Electrical Contractors’ Licensing Board.
(1) There is created in the department the Electrical Contractors’ Licensing Board. The board shall consist of 11 members, 7 of whom shall be certified electrical...
- 489.509 - Fees.
(1) The board, by rule, shall establish fees to be paid for applications, examination, reexamination, transfers, licensing and renewal, reinstatement, and recordmaking and recordkeeping. The examination...
- 489.510 - Evidence Of Workers’ Compensation Coverage.
Except as provided in s. 489.515(3)(b), any person, business organization, or qualifying agent engaged in the business of contracting in this state and certified or...
- 489.511 - Certification; Application; Examinations; Endorsement.
(1)(a) Any person who is at least 18 years of age may take the certification examination.(b) Any person desiring to be certified as a contractor shall apply...
- 489.513 - Registration; Application; Requirements.
(1) Any person engaged in the business of contracting in the state shall be registered in the proper classification unless he or she is certified. Any...
- 489.514 - Certification For Registered Contractors; Grandfathering Provisions.
(1) The board shall, upon receipt of a completed application, appropriate fee, and proof of compliance with the provisions of this section, issue:(a) To an applying registered...
- 489.515 - Issuance Of Certificates; Registrations.
(1)(a) The department shall issue a certificate to a person who the board certifies is qualified to become a certified contractor.(b) The board shall certify as qualified...
- 489.516 - Qualifications To Practice; Restrictions; Prerequisites.
(1) Any person who desires to engage in electrical or alarm system contracting on a statewide basis shall, as a prerequisite thereto, establish his or her...
- 489.517 - Renewal Of Certificate Or Registration; Continuing Education.
(1) The department shall renew a certificate or registration upon receipt of the renewal application and fee and proof of meeting all continuing education requirements.(2) The department...
- 489.518 - Alarm System Agents.
(1) A licensed electrical or alarm system contractor may not employ a person to perform the duties of a burglar alarm system agent unless the person:(a) Is...
- 489.5185 - Fire Alarm System Agents.
(1) A certified unlimited electrical contractor or licensed fire alarm contractor may not employ a person to perform the duties of a fire alarm system agent...
- 489.519 - Inactive Status.
(1) A certificate or registration that becomes inactive may be reactivated under s. 489.517 upon application to the department. The board may not require a licensee...
- 489.520 - Automated Licensure Status Information System.
By January 1, 1995, the department shall implement an automated licensure status information system for electrical and alarm system contracting. The system shall provide instant...
- 489.521 - Business Organizations; Qualifying Agents.
(1) If an individual proposes to engage in contracting as a sole proprietorship, certification shall be issued in the name of that individual. If a fictitious...
- 489.522 - Qualifying Agents; Responsibilities.
(1)(a) A qualifying agent is a primary qualifying agent unless he or she is a secondary qualifying agent under this section. All primary qualifying agents for...
- 489.523 - Emergency Registration Upon Death Of Contractor.
If an incomplete contract exists at the time of death of a contractor, the contract may be completed by any person even though not certified....
- 489.525 - Report To Local Building Officials.
The department may report to all building officials the contents of this part and the contents of the rules of the board. Any information that...
- 489.529 - Alarm Verification Calls Required.
All residential or commercial intrusion/burglary alarms that have central monitoring must have a central monitoring verification call made to the premises generating the alarm signal,...
- 489.530 - Audible Alarms.
Every audible alarm system installed by a licensed contractor shall have a device to automatically terminate the audible signal within 15 minutes of activation. A...
- 489.531 - Prohibitions; Penalties.
(1) A person may not:(a) Practice contracting unless the person is certified or registered;(b) Use the name or title “electrical contractor” or “alarm system contractor” or words to...
- 489.5315 - Proprietary Electrical Or Alarm Contractors.
Businesses that obtain an electrical or burglar alarm system license to work only on their own equipment, and that do not offer electrical or alarm...
- 489.532 - Contracts Entered Into By Unlicensed Contractors Unenforceable.
(1) As a matter of public policy, contracts entered into on or after October 1, 1990, by an unlicensed contractor shall be unenforceable in law or...
- 489.533 - Disciplinary Proceedings.
(1) The following acts shall constitute grounds for disciplinary actions as provided in subsection (2):(a) Failure to comply with any provision of chapter 455.(b) Attempting to procure a...
- 489.5335 - Journeyman; Reciprocity; Standards.
(1) An individual who holds a valid, active journeyman license in the electrical trade issued by any county or municipality in this state may work as...
- 489.537 - Application Of This Part.
(1) This part applies to any contractor performing work for the state or any county or municipality.(2)(a) The scope of electrical contracting shall apply to private and...
- 489.538 - Authority Of Licensed Job Scope.
A licensee under this part need not have a license under part I to perform work within the scope of his or her license under...
Last modified: September 23, 2016