Get a Security Alarm Agent License

NAICS CODE: 561622-2

NAICS DESCRIPTION: This classification means any employee of a security alarm dealer whose duties include the installation, inspection, maintenance, service or repair of alarm systems.

Endorsement Class: Inspected Sales and Services

Legal Authority: DC Code 7-2804; 7-2806; 47-2851 DC Municipal Regulations, Title 16, Chapter 18

License Duration: Two (2) Years

License Available Online: No

Category License Fee: $26.00

Application Fee: $70.00

Endorsement Fee: $25.00

Technology Fee: 10 percent of total

Step-by-Step Application Requirements

STEP ONE : Zoning Compliance

Certificate of Occupancy/Home Occupancy for Compliance for Zoning Regulations

All zoning regulations would be need to be met by the company this license holder is employed by.

STEP TWO: Corporate Registration
Corporation Division Requirements

All zoning regulations would be need to be met by the company this license holder is employed by.

STEP THREE: Taxes
Office of Tax and Revenue (OTR) Registration

All tax regulations would be need to be met by the company this license holder is employed by.

STEP FOUR: Clean Hands Certification
You'll also need to certify that you don't owe more than $100 to the District of Columbia government as a result of fees, penalties, interest, or taxes through completion of a Clean Hands form provided in your BBL application package. A signed form from the Office of Tax and Revenue may also be required.

STEP FIVE: Basic Business License Application

To make sure you get your BBL as quickly as possible, you must submit a properly completed Basic Business License Application after completing steps 1 through 4. All of your responses should be printed clearly in English.

Note on PDF Forms: To download and fill out the Basic Business License Application form you should open the form and save to your desktop. We recommend you also rename the form as you save to your desktop. For most users, you should be able to save your work. If you cannot, you should print the form before closing.

STEP SIX: Specific Category Requirements

Criminal History Report
Get a certified copy of your Police Criminal History Report (Form PD 70) from the jurisdiction where you reside. If you live in the District, you may get this Report from the DC Metropolitan Police Department in person at 300 Indiana Avenue, NW #3055, or call the Police Criminal History Report Division at (202) 727-4245. If you don’t live in the District, get this report from the police department in jurisdiction where you live.

Digital Passport Photographs
You must apply in person for photographs and issuance (or renewal) of photo ID licenses. You also have to submit three (3) digital identical full-faced passport photographs no more than three (3) months old with a clear copy of your current driver’s or non-driver’s license (with photo) by mail with all the appropriate documentation for this business activity. DCRA reserves the right to reject new or renewal applications by mail if they do not meet DC Code and DC Municipal Regulations.

Affidavit
Each application for an agent license shall include an affidavit sworn before a notary public, by the owner or manager of the particular alarm business indicating that employment has been offered to the applicant.

STEP SEVEN: Additional Business Activities

If you conduct more than one business activity (endorsement type), you'll need to indicate those activities on your BBL application. You might have any number of additional business activities connected to this particular license endorsement.

Special Notes: If your business includes any of the above endorsement activities, you can get additional fact sheets and application forms by contacting DCRA's License Center at (202) 442-4400, or by email at bbl.infocenter@dc.gov.

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