Mississippi § 73-69-31 - Alarm contracting company to return electronic protective system codes to factory default setting under specified circumstances; revocation of license; civil fines.
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§ 73-69-31. Alarm contracting company to return electronic protective system codes to factory default setting under specified circumstances; revocation of license; civil fines.
Each alarm contracting company engaged in alarm contracting who sells an electronic protective system to a consumer shall immediately return the lockout, installer or programming code of the electronic protective system to the factory default setting when the consumer cancels the contract with the alarm contracting company and contracts with another alarm contracting company provided all contractual obligations are fulfilled. In addition to the penalties provided in this chapter, any alarm contracting company who violates this section shall have its license revoked and be subject to a civil fine by the State Fire Marshal of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) per occurrence.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 73-69-31 ("Alarm contracting company to return electronic protective system codes to factory default setting under specified circumstances; revocation of license; civil fines.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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