of the issuance of an Order regarding the Petition for Declaratory Statement for Scout Security, Inc., filed on February 6, 2014. The Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement was published in Volume 40, No. 40, of the February 27, 2014, Florida ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

Electrical Contractors’ Licensing Board

The Electrical Contractor’s Licensing Board hereby gives notice of the issuance of an Order regarding the Petition for Declaratory Statement for Scout Security, Inc., filed on February 6, 2014. The Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement was published in Vol. 40, No. 40, of the February 27, 2014, Florida Administrative Register. The Board considered the Petition at a duly-noticed public meeting held on March 14, 2014. The Petitioner was seeking an interpretation of Chapter 489, Part II, Florida Statutes, and whether Petitioner, as a home security systems provider who contracts out professional monitoring to licensed providers is required to have a license to perform the activities listed in its Petition.

The Board’s Order, filed on April 15, 2014, issues a Declaratory Statement that the Petitioner is required to be licensed by the Board as an Alarm II contractor in order to perform the activities listed in the petition. The petition did not mention any commercial work. The activities listed would fall within the scope of the Alarm II contractor license; provided no commercial work is done.

A copy of the Order or additional information may be obtained by contacting: Daniel Biggins, Executive Director, Electrical Contractors’ Licensing Board, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0783, [e-mail] or by telephone: [phone].