How SB 998 changes current law

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The bill exempts alarm system contractors from including their certification and registration numbers in certain advertisements if they maintain a website displaying this information and allows contractors to start repairs on fire alarm systems after submitting a permit application.

• 489.521

  State his or her the registration or certification number of a contractor shall be stated in each offer of services, business proposal, or advertisement, regardless of medium, used by that contractor. → This paragraph does not apply to an advertisement appearing in a printed publication; an advertisement appearing on a flyer, a billboard, or an Internet website; or a broadcast advertisement placed by an alarm system contractor if the contractor maintains an Internet website that displays the contractor’s registration or certification number and the advertisement directs consumers to the information on the contractor’s Internet website.

  This change allows alarm system contractors to omit their certification and registration numbers from specific advertisements if they direct consumers to their website for this information.

• 553.7921

  A contractor must file a Uniform Fire Alarm Permit Application as provided in subsection (2) with the local enforcement agency and must receive the fire alarm permit before installing or replacing a fire alarm if the local enforcement agency requires a plan review for the installation or replacement. → If the local enforcement agency requires a fire alarm permit for repair of an existing alarm system that was previously permitted by the local enforcement agency, a contractor may begin the repair work after filing a Uniform Fire Alarm Permit Application as provided in subsection (2). A fire alarm repaired pursuant to this paragraph may not be considered compliant until the required permit has been issued and the local enforcement agency has approved the repair.

  This change allows contractors to start repairing fire alarm systems after submitting a permit application, rather than waiting to receive the permit.