Re: Florida Statute According to RLB

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"I brive a dus" <alarminstall@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Frank Olson wrote:
>> Si Ballenger wrote:
>>
>> > As best as I remember an "alarm station" inside of Florida where
>> > alarms are received and handled requires licensing, and alarm
>> > stations outside of Florida are specifically exempted from
>> > Florida's jurisdiction concerning Florida alarm station
>> > licensing.
>>
>> You are wrong.  Monitoring stations that provide service to residents of
>> Florida (and dispatch Florida based emergency services) require the same
>> licensing as a facility that operates within Florida and their personnel
>> require licensing as well. <
>
> I remember back when Robert was selling monitoring and had contracts on
> his website. The central was out of Mass. For the life of me I can't
> remember their name. Anyway this is where HE not they required a
> Florida license. Had he changed his address to another state he
> wouldn't have needed diddly (but that's been established).
> After that he provided a link to NextAlarm.
> It's all a moot point since the folks in Florida are more concerned
> with giving new laws nicknames than enforcing the ones already on the
> books.
>
>> > Also as best as I remember (may be worth verifying)
>> > acting solely as a broker for alarm services is also exempt from
>> > alarm related licensing in Florida. A lot of alarm brokers are
>> > licensed for one reason or another (looks good in a yellow pages
>> > ad), but I don't think it is a requirement.
>>
>> You're wrong again.  An individual that contracts for monitoring
>> services in Florida (executes agreements and receives compensation for
>> providing those services) falls within the jurisdiction of the Florida
>> Statute.  It doesn't matter if one of the parties to the contract may be
>> "out of state".  In essence Robert was deemed a "contractor" in all
>> respects and aspects of the Law and was required to be licensed.  I have
>> no doubt that he could pass the written examination and meet all the
>> requirements to get a license.  He's just not interested in following
>> that through.  Some here have "speculated" as to the reason(s) why, but
>> I won't go there.  It's not for me to say one way or the other, besides
>> which Robert will only interpret that as another personal attack and the
>> "flame-fest" will continue.  I much prefer Tom's method and support many
>> of the things he's stated.  I really wanna see how this all plays out
>> over the next few days/weeks.  Who knows...  Maybe 2007 will be a
>> "banner" year... <
>
> I'm telling ya the only way you're getting rid of him is with a
> Louisville Slugger, and your best opportunity is disappearing as he
> recovers from chemo. Grab a bat and get him while he's weak. If he
> regains strength then you'll have to ambush him on a parkway when he's
> riding that half assed tricycle.
> Chasing him on Florida statutes is a waste of time for reasons I
> mentioned.
> But be careful what you ask for because this place will be boring
> without him.
>
>> > Maybe they were quadrupling the price, who knows. Bottom line is
>> > that when the lower equipment prices were posted on the net, a
>> > lot of alarm installers started squealing like stuck pigs.
>>
>> Really??  I never heard a single "oink". <
>
> I'm lost. Who posted low prices and who complained? I wouldn't give a
> rat's dirty duff about prices being posted but it burns my ass more
> than a midget with a blow torch when proprietary information is posted,
> when downloading software is distributed, or when people advertise
> unlocking services for proprietary panels.
> If at the end of the term my client wants to go elsewhere then I will
> unlock the panel at no charge, but let me catch another alarm company
> tinkering with one of my systems and they'll need a meat hook to remove
> my foot from their ass.



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