§34-1A-4. Duties of board.

(a) The board shall promulgate regulations and standards for the training and licensing of locksmiths and alarm system installers. The board shall examine and license and shall establish classifications for the purpose of training and licensing for licensees under this chapter based on the work performed. Licensees shall be classified as locksmith, burglar alarm, electronic access control system, closed circuit television system, or central station. Licensees shall be licensed in an appropriate classification in order to perform work in each respective classification.

(b) The board shall, after a public hearing and consultation with persons who are knowledgeable regarding the business and pursuant to the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, establish by board rules or regulations competency standards and any changes of the standards.

(c) The board may evaluate the competency of applicants for licenses. The board may either develop and administer an examination to evaluate competency, or rely on an examination developed and administered by a national or regional professional association.

(Acts 1997, No. 97-711, p. 1465, §4; Act 2010-399, §1.)