N.C. Gen. Stat. § 74D-1
Title
Title. This act may be cited as the "Security Systems Licensing Act." (1983, c. 786, s. 1; 2025-51, s. 1(a).)
North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 74D — Chapter 74D.
North Carolina · statute · N.C. Gen. Stat. ch. 74D · 18 active provisions
Provisions
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 74D-2
Business and qualifying agent license requirements
Business and qualifying agent license requirements. (a) License Required. - No person, firm, association, corporation, or department or division of a firm, association or corporation, shall engage in or hold itself out as engaging in a security systems business without first being licensed in accordance with this Chapt…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 74D-2.1
Criminal background checks
Criminal background checks. (a) Authorization. - Upon receipt of an application for a license or registration, the Board shall conduct a background investigation to determine whether the applicant meets the requirements for a license or registration as set out in G.S. 74D-2(d). The State Bureau of Investigation may pro…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 74D-3
Exemptions
Exemptions. (a) The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to the following: (1) A person, firm, association or corporation that sells or manufactures security systems, unless the person, firm, association or corporation makes personal solicitations at a residence or business to advise, design, or consult on specif…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 74D-4
Security Systems Licensing Board
Security Systems Licensing Board. (a) The Security Systems Licensing Board is hereby established. (b) The Board shall consist of seven members: the Secretary of Public Safety or his or her designee; two persons appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be licensed under this Chapter and one of whom shall be a public…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 74D-5
Powers of the Board
Powers of the Board. (a) In addition to the powers conferred upon the Board elsewhere in this Chapter, the Board shall have the power to do the following: (1) Promulgate rules necessary to carry out and administer the provisions of this Chapter including the authority to require the submission of reports and informatio…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 74D-5.1
Position of Director created
Position of Director created. The position of Director of the Security Systems Licensing Board is hereby created within the Department of Public Safety. The Secretary of Public Safety shall appoint a person to fill this full-time position. The Director's duties shall be to administer the directives contained in this Ch…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 74D-5.2
Investigative powers of the Secretary of Public Safety
Investigative powers of the Secretary of Public Safety. The Secretary of Public Safety shall have the power to investigate or cause to be investigated any complaints, allegations, or suspicions of wrongdoing or violations of this Chapter involving individuals unlicensed, licensed, or to be licensed, under this Chapter.…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 74D-6
Denial of a license or registration
Denial of a license or registration. Upon receipt of an application for licensure or registration under this Chapter, the Board shall determine whether the applicant shall receive the license or registration applied for. The grounds for denial include all of the following: (1) Commission of some act which, if committed…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 74D-7
Form of license; term; assignability; renewal; posting; branch offices; fees
Form of license; term; assignability; renewal; posting; branch offices; fees. (a) The license when issued shall be in a form determined by the Board and shall state all of the following: (1) The name of the licensee. (2) The name under which the licensee is to operate. (3) The number and expiration date of the license.…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 74D-8
Registration of persons employed
Registration of persons employed. (a)(1) A licensee of a security systems business shall register with the Board within 30 days after the employment begins, all of the licensee's employees described in subdivision (1a) of this subsection that are within the State, unless in the discretion of the Director, the time peri…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 74D-8.1
Apprenticeship registration permit
Apprenticeship registration permit. (a) The Board may issue an apprenticeship registration permit to an applicant who is 16 or 17 years old if the applicant submits at least three letters of recommendation stating that the applicant is of good moral character as provided in G.S. 74D-2(d)(2). The letters of recommendati…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 74D-9
Certificate of liability insurance required; form and approval; suspension for noncompliance
Certificate of liability insurance required; form and approval; suspension for noncompliance. (a) through (c) Repealed by Session Laws 1985, c. 561, s. 8. (d) No license shall be issued under this act unless the applicant files with the Board evidence of a policy of liability insurance which policy must provide for the…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 74D-10
Suspension or revocation of licenses and registrations; appeal
Suspension or revocation of licenses and registrations; appeal. (a) The Board may, after notice and an opportunity for hearing, suspend or revoke a license or registration issued under this Chapter if it is determined that the licensee or registrant has: (1) Made any false statement or given any false information in co…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 74D-11
Enforcement
Enforcement. (a) The Board may apply in its own name to any judge of the Superior Court of the General Court of Justice for an injunction in order to prevent any violation or threatened violation of the provisions of this Chapter. (b) Any person, firm, association, corporation, or department or division of a firm, asso…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 74D-12
Severability
Severability. If any provision of this Chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is for any reason held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the Article which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 74D-14
Proof of licensure to maintain or commence action
Proof of licensure to maintain or commence action. A security systems business may not maintain any action in any court of the State for the collection of compensation for performing an act for which a license or registration is required by this Chapter without alleging and proving that the security systems business is…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 74D-30
Security Systems Education Fund created; payment to Fund; management; use of funds
Security Systems Education Fund created; payment to Fund; management; use of funds. (a) There is hereby created and established a special fund to be known as the "Security Systems Education Fund" (hereinafter Fund) which shall be set aside and maintained in the office of the State Treasurer. The Fund shall be used in t…