South Carolina Alarm Code of Laws Examination

Under S.C. Code § 40-79-30, when is it unlawful for a person to practice in the alarm system business in South Carolina?

• AOnly when the contract price exceeds $5,000
• BOnly when the work is performed on a commercial occupancy
• CWhen the person is not licensed in accordance with Chapter 79
• DOnly when the person also performs electrical contracting

Who must administer the South Carolina Alarm System Business Act?

• AThe South Carolina Contractors Licensing Board
• BThe South Carolina Fire Marshal
• CThe South Carolina Alarm Association
• DThe National Training School

As used in Chapter 79, what does "Department" mean?

• AThe Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
• BThe Department of Public Safety
• CThe Department of Commerce
• DThe Department of Insurance

As used in Chapter 79, what does "Board" mean?

• AThe South Carolina Residential Builders Commission
• BThe South Carolina Building Codes Council
• CThe South Carolina Contractors Licensing Board
• DThe South Carolina Fire Academy Board

As used in Chapter 79, what is an "individual"?

• AA natural person
• BAny corporation or partnership
• CAny licensed alarm business
• DAny qualifying party or registered employee

As used in Chapter 79, who is a "licensee"?

• AAn alarm business that has been issued a license by the board pursuant to Chapter 79
• BAny employee who holds a qualifying-party certificate
• CAny individual who has passed the Alarm Code of Laws Examination
• DA building official who issues alarm permits

What is the initial license fee for an alarm system business license under S.C. Code § 40-79-50, including one primary qualifying party certificate?

• A$50
• B$100
• C$200
• D$500

What is the statutory fee for each alarm branch office, including one primary qualifying party certificate?

• A$50
• B$10
• C$200
• D$250

What is the statutory fee for an additional qualifying party license certificate?

• A$10
• B$25
• C$50
• D$200

Who receives the examination fee from an applicant for an alarm licensing examination?

• AThe Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
• BThe South Carolina Contractors Licensing Board cashier
• CThe examination provider, paid directly by the applicant
• DThe county in which the applicant's office is located

How often must alarm system business license fees be submitted under S.C. Code § 40-79-50(1)?

• AEvery two years or for a period to be determined by the board
• BEvery year
• CEvery three years
• DOnly at initial licensure

What is the statutory fee to replace a lost or destroyed alarm license or certificate?

• A$10 for a replacement license and $10 for a replacement certificate
• BNo fee is charged
• C$25 for either document
• D$50 for either document

What minimum comprehensive general liability coverage must an applicant file before an alarm license may be issued?

• A$100,000 due to bodily injury, death, or destruction of property as the result of the neg…
• B$50,000 for bodily injury only
• C$250,000 combined single limit for completed operations only
• D$1,000,000 per occurrence, because Chapter 79 requires a surety bond in that amount

A criminal background check submitted with an alarm license application must show that the listed individuals are at least what age?

• AEighteen years of age
• BSixteen years of age
• CTwenty-one years of age
• DTwenty-five years of age

Does the Chapter 79 definition of a burglar alarm system business include home health care signaling devices?

• ANo, the definition expressly does not include home health care signaling devices
• BYes, they are treated as burglar alarm systems
• CYes, but only if they are monitored off-site
• DOnly if they also include a smoke detector

Which devices are expressly excepted from Chapter 79 under S.C. Code § 40-79-310(4)?

• ABattery-powered or one hundred ten volt smoke detectors
• BAll smoke detectors of any voltage that are part of a fire alarm system
• CHeat detectors installed as part of a burglar alarm system
• DCarbon monoxide detectors connected to a listed fire alarm control unit

Chapter 79 does not apply to an alarm device installed in which of the following?

• AA client's residence
• BA retail store
• CA motor vehicle, aircraft, or boat
• DA warehouse leased to a customer

May a licensee lend its alarm license, certificate, or registration to another entity or individual?

• AYes, if the borrower is a registered employee of another licensed firm
• BYes, for not more than 30 days while the other firm waits for its own license
• CYes, if the board is notified in writing
• DNo. No license, certificate, or registration can be used by or loaned to another entity o…

Under what name may a licensed alarm business conduct its alarm business?

• AOnly the name that appears on the license
• BAny trade name the marketing department prefers
• CThe qualifying party's personal name, even if it differs from the license
• DA branch nickname, if the main office name is also mentioned in fine print

Which systems are excepted from Chapter 79 under S.C. Code § 40-79-310(7)?

• ABurglar alarm systems that include an electric fence
• BFire alarm systems designed by a licensed alarm business
• CCamera, card access, or walk-through alarm systems
• DHeat and smoke sensors installed within a burglar alarm system

Must a qualifying party for an alarm business be a full-time employee of the licensee?

• ANo, a part-time consultant may qualify any number of firms
• BOnly the primary qualifying party must be full-time; other qualifying parties may be part…
• CYes. A qualifying party must be a full-time employee of the licensee and may not serve as…
• DYes, but the same person may be the primary qualifying party for unlimited branch locatio…

As used in Chapter 79, who is an "alarm technician"?

• AAn individual who specializes in any activity or work related to the set up or installati…
• BAn individual who performs only daily office functions for management of an alarm business
• CAn individual who only observes alarm activations from a monitoring station
• DAn individual who only sells extended warranties by telephone

As used in Chapter 79, what is a "bid"?

• AAn offer to furnish labor, equipment or materials, or other services regulated by Chapter…
• BOnly a sealed public-procurement proposal
• CA signed contract after the customer accepts the price
• DA building-permit application

As used in Chapter 79, what does "installs" mean?

• AActivity or work which involves the set-up, installation, or connection of alarm system e…
• BOnly programming a communicator from an off-site office
• COnly running wire inside a new building before drywall
• DOnly the final acceptance test

What work does a "fire alarm system business" perform under S.C. Code § 40-79-20(12)?

• AOnly monitoring of completed fire alarm systems
• BOnly sale of listed fire-alarm devices without installation
• CDesigns, installs, services, maintains, or alters fire alarm systems
• DOnly response to fire alarm signals after dispatch

If Chapter 79 conflicts with Article 1, Chapter 1 of Title 40, which law controls?

• AThe provisions of Chapter 79 control
• BArticle 1, Chapter 1 of Title 40 always controls
• CThe later-enacted local ordinance controls
• DThe Board may choose either statute case by case without regard to § 40-79-5

Who appoints Contractors Licensing Board members from the general public under S.C. Code § 40-79-40?

• AThe Board chair
• BThe Director of LLR
• CThe Governor, in accordance with Section 40-1-45
• DThe South Carolina Alarm Association

Does Chapter 79 apply to anyone that merely responds to burglar alarm or fire alarm systems?

• ANo. Anyone that responds to burglar alarm or fire alarm systems is excepted
• BYes, responders must hold an alarm system business license
• COnly if the responder also monitors the account
• DOnly if the responder is a law-enforcement agency

An entity owns a warehouse and installs an alarm system only on that warehouse for its own use. Does Chapter 79 apply?

• ANo. The chapter does not apply to an entity that owns and installs an alarm system on pro…
• BYes, because any installation in South Carolina requires an alarm license
• COnly if the system includes a digital communicator
• DOnly if the warehouse is larger than 10,000 square feet

As used in Chapter 79, who are "administrative personnel"?

• AIndividuals who perform daily office functions for the management of an alarm business
• BIndividuals who sell, install, or service a burglar alarm system at a client's residence
• CIndividuals who specialize in connecting alarm equipment to a client's property
• DIndividuals who observe alarm activations from a monitoring station

Who is a "registered employee" under S.C. Code § 40-79-20(20)?

• AAn individual of an alarm system business who has not met the requirements of a qualifyin…
• BAny person who enters an alarm office for any length of time
• COnly the primary qualifying party
• DOnly temporary technicians working fewer than ten days

Who may serve as a primary qualifying party under S.C. Code § 40-79-20(17)?

• AA qualifying party who is an owner, partner, or officer of a burglar alarm system busines…
• BAny part-time technician who passed the technical exam
• CAny registered employee after 30 days
• DAn out-of-state consultant who is not employed by the licensee

If a qualifying party ceases to perform duties or leaves employment, within what time must the licensee and qualifying party notify the department in writing?

• AFifteen days
• BFive days
• CThirty days
• DNinety days

After a primary qualifying party leaves, how long does the licensee have to obtain a substitute primary qualifying party?

• AFifteen days
• BThirty days
• CSixty days
• DNinety days

A qualifying party has not been listed as a qualifying party for an alarm business for four consecutive years. What must that person do to become certified again?

• APay only a $10 certificate fee; no examination is required
• BComplete eight hours of continuing education
• CPass any examinations required by the board
• DWork 90 days as a registered employee

A qualifying party leaves Company A and becomes an employee of Company B. Who must send written notification of the new employment, and when?

• AThe former employer, within 90 days
• BThe qualifying party only, within 5 days
• CThe new employer, within 15 days of employment
• DThe Board staff, after the next renewal

Each burglar alarm branch office doing business in South Carolina must have which of the following?

• AA primary qualifying party assigned to that location exclusively who may not be a primary…
• BA shared primary qualifying party who also qualifies the home office
• COnly a registered employee in charge, with no qualifying party
• DA part-time qualifying party who also qualifies two other licensees

When may a licensed burglar alarm entity begin conducting business from a new branch office?

• AAs soon as a lease is signed
• BAfter 30 days if the department has not objected
• CAfter the application has been approved by the department and a license number has been i…
• DAfter the certificate is posted, even if no license number has been issued

Where must a burglar alarm branch-office certificate be placed after the department issues it?

• AOnly in the home-office vault
• BFiled with the county clerk of court
• CPosted within the branch office
• DMailed to each existing customer

What late-renewal fee is added for an alarm license renewed up to thirty days after expiration?

• A$50
• B$150
• C$100
• D$175

What late-renewal fee is added for an alarm license renewed more than thirty days but not more than sixty days after expiration?

• A$100
• B$175
• C$150
• D$200

What late-renewal fee is added for an alarm license renewed more than sixty days but not more than ninety days after expiration?

• A$100
• B$150
• C$175
• D$250

What must a person do after failing to renew an alarm license within ninety days of expiration?

• APay only the $175 late fee and continue operating
• BRequest an automatic six-month extension
• CApply for initial licensure to be reinstated
• DTransfer the expired license to a new qualifying party

After an alarm license is canceled for failure to renew within ninety days, is an examination required if the qualifying party otherwise satisfies the licensing requirements?

• AYes, every canceled license requires a new technical and Code of Laws examination
• BOnly if the cancellation lasted more than one year
• COnly the Code of Laws examination must be retaken
• DNo. An examination is not required if the qualifying party otherwise satisfies the licens…

Within what time must an alarm licensee notify the department after the licensee or the insurance carrier cancels the liability policy?

• AFive days of the date of cancellation
• BNinety days of the date of cancellation
• CThirty days of the date of cancellation
• DFifteen days of the date of cancellation

After cancellation of an alarm firm's liability insurance, how soon must a new policy be obtained?

• AImmediately, or the firm must stop all monitoring
• BWithin fifteen days of cancellation
• CWithin thirty days of cancellation
• DBy the next biennial renewal only

If a licensee fails to notify the department of cancellation of liability insurance, what may happen to the license?

• ANothing, until the next renewal
• BThe department must convert the license to probation automatically
• COnly the qualifying-party certificate is suspended
• DThe license may be canceled and may not be reinstated until a proper insurance certificat…