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PRINTING / COMPUTER GENERATED / ELECTRONIC CONTRACTS
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    Once you purchase the contracts you have to decide how you're going to use them, or more to the point, how you're going to reproduce them and present them to the subscriber for signature.  You have a few options:

  • traditional printing
  • electronic format
  • print from your computer as needed

    Traditional printing.  Have the Standard forms professionally printed.  Don't get more than you can use in one year, two tops, since you're going to want to update the forms if necessary.  Having enough printed forms for the next 10 years is a real deterrent to getting new forms.  You can find a printer on The Alarm Exchange under Miscellaneous category.
    Electronic format.  All of the Standard Form Agreements lend themselves to electronic format and execution.  You can use an outside vendor to convert the paper contract to electronic format, or you can use your own software to do the electronic contracts, and execution, on your own computer.  See The Alarm Exchange categories Miscellaneous and Technology and Services that increase or preserve your RMR.
    Printing the agreements from your own computer as you need them is perfectly fine and probably the most economical way to reproduce the forms, but this probably works for smaller companies that do not have a large number of subscriber transactions each month.  Since multiple copies of the agreement need to be presented to the subscriber I was hesitant when recommending how you get multiple copies signed because as I understand it, carbon paper is hard to come by.  [am I dating myself even mentioning carbon paper?].  In response to the article on Dec 30 2015 Kevin from ZS Security was kind enough to share his information:
    Ken
    I print your contracts as needed if not using the app on my iPad for electronic signatures.  I have found that carbonlessondand.com offers multi part paper that can be used in your standard printer. 
Kevin
ZS Security

    That company is not on The Alarm Exchange but if you like this method then there's a solution.

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CAN YOU USE ALL IN ONE FOR TAKE OVER ACCOUNTS
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Ken
    I had some questions about the All in One contracts.  I was wondering if I am taking over (service and monitoring) an account can I just use the all in one contract even though we are not actually selling/installing any equipment?
Tad
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RESPONSE
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    The All in One forms are designed to identify and cover all of the services that you generally provide to a subscriber.  Among other things, they cover the design, sale, installation, monitoring, repair service and inspection.  A check list is used to specify which services are being contracted for and which will be performed by the alarm company.  You don't have to provide all the services.  In your case you're not doing the design and installation of the system.  You may not be providing other identified services, such as guard response or remote access.  That's fine.  Use the parts of the contract that pertain to that deal.
    I'm often asked if the contract form should be modified to omit services that you rarely or may never want to offer.  Guard response may be a good example. The answer is that you can omit it from the contract form, but there is at least one good reason not to.  Keep in mind that both your contract form [Standard Form Agreements] and the Disclaimer Notice alert the subscriber that additional equipment and services, more and better protection, is available.  It might be better idea to leave some of these identifiable items in the contract form even if you don't offer them or provide them.  If a subscriber wants the service you would be able to arrange it; someone would be willing to provide it as your subcontractor or by entering into a direct relationship with your subscriber if you prefer that.  
    So the answer is that the All in One is the best agreement for you to use.  Also be sure to use the Disclaimer Notice, especially on take overs, as there are specific provisions for that situation.
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