(A) The following branch office requirements apply:

1. (1) The department shall issue a certificate to each branch burglar alarm office. This certificate authorizes the branch office to conduct business under the name of the licensed entity. The department may create the certificate as necessary. The licensed entity must apply for the certificate prior to opening the branch office and must not conduct business from this office until the applicant has received the certificate. The certificate must be posted within the branch office.
2. (2) Each branch office located within the State must have a primary qualifying agent assigned to that location exclusively. The qualifying agent may not be a qualifying agent for any other location in this State or be employed by or perform any burglar alarm related services for any other burglar alarm system business unless the licensed alarm business is performing work as a subcontractor. Any disciplinary action taken by the board affects all of the offices equally, unless otherwise stipulated by the board.
3. (3) All branch offices shall pay a separate license fee.
4. (4) Every branch office and all qualifying parties must be listed or registered, or both, with the department prior to opening the branch office. Registered employees must be listed or registered, or both, with the department within ten working days of employment within the branch office.
5. (5) Each branch office must have a separate comprehensive general liability insurance policy or be listed on the home office policy in accordance with this chapter.

(B) The following qualifying party requirements apply:

1. (1) An alarm business, including a sole proprietorship, may not do business unless it has in its employment a primary qualifying party who meets the requirements of this chapter.
2. (2) Upon passing all required examinations and meeting all other requirements, the qualifying party must be issued a qualifying party certificate. Any number of employees may become qualified and may be listed as qualifying parties.
3. (3) If a qualifying party ceases to perform his duties or leaves employment of the licensee, the licensee and qualifying party must notify the department in writing within fifteen days. The licensee must obtain a substitute primary qualifying party within ninety days after the primary qualifying party ceases to perform his duties. If the licensee notifies the department within the prescribed time, the license shall remain in good standing until the prescribed time limit has expired. If the primary qualifier is not replaced within the time limit above, the license or certificate, or both, may be canceled by the department. If the licensee or qualifying party, or either, fails to notify the department within the required time, disciplinary action may be taken in accordance with this chapter.
4. (4) A qualifying party may transfer his qualifications to another alarm business when he becomes a new employee for that business. The new employer must send written notification of the qualifying party's new employment to the department within fifteen days of employment.
5. (5) No qualifying party for an alarm business may serve as a qualifying party for more than one licensee at a time and must be a full-time employee of the licensee.
6. (6) Any qualifying party that is not listed as a qualifying party for an alarm business for four consecutive years must pass any examinations required by the board in order to become certified.

(C) The following registered employee requirements apply:

1. (1) All employees of a licensed alarm business must be registered with the department. The licensee must conduct a criminal background check of any applicant for employment and submit the report to the department. The department must be notified of each employee requiring registration by the licensee within fifteen days of employment along with the criminal background check of the new employee.
2. (2) The department must be notified in writing by the licensee and registered employee of termination of employment for any registered employee within fifteen days after termination. If the licensee or registered employee, or either, fails to notify the department within the fifteen days, disciplinary action may be taken in accordance with this chapter.
3. (3) A licensee may employ an individual who is properly registered, certified, or licensed as an alarm system business employee from another state for a period not to exceed fifteen days in any given month. The licensee, prior to employing the person, must submit to the department the name, address, date of birth, and social security number of the person and the name of the state of current registration or licensing. Department approval of the employment of the person in this State must be obtained prior to the person being employed.
4. (4) A licensee may employ in this State an individual registered in another state as an alarm business employee for a period not to exceed thirty days in any given calendar year provided the licensee submits to the department within five days from the date of employment, a report that provides the department with the name, address, social security number, job description, and dates of employment of the employee. Such an individual is not required to be registered in this State unless employed for more than thirty days in a given calendar year.