Louisiana - PART 3. STATE FIRE MARSHAL
SUBPART F. ALARM INDUSTRY AND LOCKSMITH LICENSING
La. R.S. 40:1662.4 (2006)
§ 40:1662.4. Licensure required

A. No person or company shall engage in alarm contracting or single station fire alarm contracting without holding a current and valid license issued by the fire marshal as provided in this Subpart. However, this requirement for licensure shall not apply to:

(1) Any company or natural person licensed to perform electrical work by the State Licensing Board for Contractors pursuant to R.S. 37:2156.1 and 2156.2. This exception from licensure shall also apply to the employees of a company or natural person excepted by this Paragraph, but only as to work performed by them on behalf of the excepted employer.

(2) The installation of wire, conduit, or other wire raceways, its associated boxes or fittings, or single or multiple station smoke detectors by an entity legally authorized to install commercial light and power service in this state or the employees of such an entity.

(3) Any owner, management company, or public institution and such person's or entity's employees while such person or entity is designing, installing, inspecting, repairing, servicing, recoding, adjusting, or testing closed circuit television alarm systems, only on the premises of the owner or public institution during the normal course and scope of his duties.

(4) Any owner, management company, or public institution and such person's or entity's employees while such person or entity is designing, installing, inspecting, repairing, servicing, or testing a burglar alarm system only on the premises of the owner or public institution during the normal course and scope of his duties.

B. No person or company shall aid, abet, facilitate, or otherwise assist any unlicensed person or company in engaging in alarm contracting, single station fire alarm contracting, closed circuit television alarm system contracting, or locksmithing services, including but not limited to the sale of an electronic protective system as defined in this Subpart when such person or company knew or should have known that the person or company thus assisted was unlicensed.

C. No person or company shall engage in locksmithing services or closed circuit television alarm system contracting without holding a current and valid license issued by the fire marshal as provided in this Subpart. However, this requirement shall not apply to the following:

(1) An officer or employee of the United States, this state, or any political subdivision of either, while engaged in the performance of his official duties within the course and scope of his employment with the United States, this state, or any political subdivision of either. However, no person or entity excepted from licensure pursuant to this Paragraph shall engage in the sale, service, repair, design, or installation of access control devices, or systems.

(2) A member of the building trades performing the installation or removal of complete locks or locking devices when doing so in the course of residential or commercial new construction or remodeling.

(3) Any automotive service dealer, lock manufacturer, or manufacturer's employee engaged in servicing, installing, repairing, or rebuilding automotive locks.

(4) Any lock, gate, or access control manufacturer, and his employee, or any merchant or any retail or hardware store that is in the business of re-coding new locks on the retail premises only or duplicating keys, except for those keys which are proprietary and those marked "do not duplicate" or "master key"; installing; servicing; repairing; rebuilding; reprogramming; or maintaining electronic garage door devices, electric or electronic gate systems, or selling locks or similar security accessories not prohibited from sale by the state of Louisiana.

(5) Any employee of a towing service, or an automobile club, while such person is opening automotive locks in the normal course of his duties.

(6) Any owner, management company, or public institution and such person's or entity's employees, while such person or entity is engaging in locksmithing services only on the premises of the owner or public institution during the normal course and scope of his duties. However, no person or entity excepted from licensure pursuant to this Paragraph shall engage in the sale, service, repair, design, or installation of access control devices, or system.

(7) Any maintenance employee of a property management company at a multifamily residential building while such person is servicing, installing, repairing, or opening mechanical locks for tenants.

(8) Any company or any individual operating solely as a vehicle door unlocking service. However, any person providing locksmithing services in conjunction with a vehicle door unlocking is subject to the provisions of this Subpart.

(9) Any company or natural person licensed to perform electrical work by the State Licensing Board for Contractors pursuant to R.S. 37:2156.1 and 2156.2, but only as to locksmithing or other services limited to access control and closed circuit television alarm systems. This exception from licensure shall also apply to the employees of a company or natural person excepted by this Paragraph, but only as to work performed by them on behalf of the excepted employer. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Subpart, no person licensed under this Subpart may install primary power sources of one hundred volts or greater when such power source is being installed to operate low-voltage systems.

D. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Subpart, a sworn police, fire, or other peace officer or certified medical technician may open any lock or locked motor vehicle while engaged in the performance of his official duties within the course and scope of his employment, provided that he receives no additional compensation for such services.


La. R.S. 40:1662.8 (2006)
§ 40:1662.8. Application for an individual license

A. In order to engage in alarm contracting, single station fire alarm contracting, locksmithing services, or closed circuit television alarm system contracting, a person shall hold an individual license issued by the fire marshal. Such a license shall authorize its holder to engage in alarm contracting, single station fire alarm contracting, locksmithing services or closed circuit television alarm system contracting, only to the extent of its terms as further provided in this Section.

B. Any person desiring to engage in alarm contracting, single station fire alarm contracting, locksmithing services, or closed circuit television alarm system contracting shall apply to the fire marshal on a form specified and provided by the fire marshal. Such application shall be accompanied by:

(1) Two suitable photographs of the applicant acceptable to the fire marshal. The fire marshal shall keep one photograph on file and shall make the other photograph a part of any license subsequently issued to the applicant.

(2) Documentation that the applicant meets requirements applicable to the type of license for which he is applying, as follows:

(a) For a Type B license: a minimum of National Burglar and Fire Alarm Association Advanced Alarm Technician or equivalent training approved by the board, and documentation proving residency within a radius of one hundred fifty miles of the Type A licensed office to which he is assigned.

(b) For a Type C license: a minimum of National Burglar and Fire Alarm Association Level I or equivalent training approved by the board.

(c) For a Type E license: attendance at National Burglar and Fire Alarm Association Sales Understanding Alarms Training, equivalent training approved by the board, or a minimum of two years of design and sales experience in the alarm industry attested to in a notarized affidavit and payroll records provided by the applicant.

(d) For a Type F license: application for a Type E license accompanied by a letter of intent to complete the training requirements within twelve months.

(e) For a Type G license: a minimum of National Burglar and Fire Alarm Association Fire Alarm Installation Methods training, or equivalent training approved by the board.

(f) For a Type H license: application for a Type G license accompanied by a letter of intent to complete the training requirements within twelve months.

(g) For a Type I license: successful completion of a standardized program approved by the board and acceptable to the state fire marshal, except that an individual who can demonstrate that he has been actively engaged in locksmithing for a minimum of five years prior to August 1, 2004, shall not be required to complete a standardized program.

(h) For a Type J license: successful completion of a standardized program approved by the board and acceptable to the state fire marshal, except that an individual who can demonstrate that he has been actively engaged in locksmithing for a minimum of five years prior to August 1, 2004, shall not be required to complete a standardized program.

(i) For a Type I-2 license: successful completion of a standardized program approved by the board and acceptable to the state fire marshal, except that an individual who can demonstrate that he has been actively engaged in locksmithing for a minimum of five years prior to August 1, 2004, shall not be required to complete a standardized program.

(j) For a Type J-2 license: successful completion of a standardized program approved by the board and acceptable to the state fire marshal, except that an individual who can demonstrate that he has been actively engaged in locksmithing for a minimum of five years prior to August 1, 2004, shall not be required to complete a standardized program.

(k) For a Type L license: successful completion of a standardized program approved by the board and acceptable to the state fire marshal, except that an individual who can demonstrate that he has been actively engaged in closed circuit television alarm system contracting for a minimum of five years prior to August 1, 2004, shall not be required to complete a standardized program.

(3) (a) A statement by the applicant that he has not been convicted of a felony, received a first-time offender pardon for a felony, or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony charge. A felony that has been dismissed pursuant to Code of Criminal Procedure Article 893 or equivalent judicial dismissal shall not apply to this Paragraph.

(b) A conviction or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony charge or receipt of a first-time offender pardon shall not constitute an automatic disqualification as otherwise required pursuant to Subparagraph (a) if ten or more years has elapsed between the date of application and the successful completion or service of any sentence, deferred adjudication, or period of probation or parole.

(c) Subparagraph (b) shall not apply to any person convicted of a felony crime of violence specifically enumerated in R.S. 14:2(13) or a sex offense as defined in R.S. 15:541(14.1), with the exception of R.S. 14:92(7) and R.S. 14:80.

(4) A statement authorizing the fire marshal to order fingerprint analysis or any other analysis or documents deemed necessary by the fire marshal for the purpose of verifying the applicant's criminal history. The state fire marshal shall have the authority to conduct criminal history verification on a local, state or national level.

(5) The application fee authorized by this Subpart.

C. The fire marshal shall have the authority to determine if information submitted by an applicant is in a form acceptable to him. The fire marshal shall verify or have another entity verify information submitted by each applicant.