Louisiana § RS 40:1664.6 - Application for a firm license; requirements to maintain

§ RS 40:1664.6. Application for a firm license; requirements to maintain

A.  In order to engage in life safety and property protection contracting, a firm shall apply for and obtain a license for each operating location doing business in the state and the firm must apply for each discipline for which it shall perform life safety and property protection contracting.

B.  An applicant for a firm license shall submit the following to the state fire marshal:

(1)  A completed firm application.

(2)  Documentation that the firm is an entity duly authorized to conduct business within this state.  If the firm is physically located in Louisiana, documentation shall be in the form of a local or parish occupational license and if incorporated, registration with the secretary of state.  If the firm is physically located outside of the state, documentation shall be in the form of registration with the secretary of state as a foreign corporation including the name of the firm's registered agent of service.

(3)  An original certificate of insurance documenting that the firm has a minimum of five hundred thousand dollars general liability coverage.

(4)  An original certificate of insurance documenting that the firm has a current and valid worker's compensation insurance policy as required by state law.

(5)  The name of the person who will serve as the designated agent of the company.

(6)  Proof of employment of a qualifying individual with the proper certification and training at each of its operating locations for each endorsement held.

(7)  The application fee authorized by this Subpart.

C.  A firm holding a property protection endorsement must be located within the physical boundaries of the state.

D.  A firm holding a security endorsement must provide the name of each firm providing monitoring services.

E.  Each firm as a condition of licensure shall be open for inspection by the state fire marshal or his designated representative at any reasonable time for the purpose of observation and collection of facts and data relating to proper enforcement of this Subpart.  No person acting on behalf of the firm shall refuse to admit the state fire marshal or his designated representative to an operating location.  Firms physically located outside of Louisiana may be charged for the travel expenses of the state fire marshal to conduct such an inspection.

F.  As a further condition of licensure, the acceptance of a license by a firm shall be deemed as consent to submit to the reasonable requests for documentation by the office of the state fire marshal, code enforcement and building safety, or his designated representatives and to cooperate in a lawful investigation by the office of the state fire marshal, code enforcement and building safety.  Refusal to cooperate with any lawful investigation by the office of the state fire marshal, code enforcement and building safety, shall be subject to any penalty as outlined in this Section, including suspension or revocation of license.

G.  Each firm shall clearly display its license in a conspicuous location at its place of business.

H.  The designated agent of a life safety and property protection firm shall notify the state fire marshal within ten days of the following:

(1)  Any change in the business address of the firm.

(2)  Any change in ownership of or interest in the firm.

(3)  Any change in the employment of a person holding an individual license.

(4)  For firms with a property protection endorsement, any owner, partner, or other principal with an interest in the firm who has been convicted of a felony or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony charge or received a first-time offender pardon.  A felony that has been dismissed pursuant to Code of Criminal Procedure Article 893 or equivalent judicial dismissal shall not apply to this Paragraph.

(5)  For firms with a security endorsement only, a change of the firm providing monitoring services.

I.  No life safety and property protection firm shall contract for the independent services of a holder of an individual license under this Section.

Acts 2006, No. 307, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2007; Acts 2010, No. 984, §1.