1. (1)

   1. (a) A person shall obtain a license under this chapter before engaging as an alarm company or an alarm company agent unless the person is exempt from licensure under Section 58-1-307 or 58-94-306.

   2. (b) The only licenses required for the licensee to engage as an alarm company or an alarm company agent are:

      1. (i) a license issued under this chapter; and
      2. (ii) a business license from the local jurisdiction where the licensee maintains the licensee's principal place of business.

   3. (c) The state or a political subdivision may not impose additional requirements on a licensee to do business except:

      1. (i) contract prequalification procedures a state agency requires; or
      2. (ii) the payment of fees a local jurisdiction makes as a condition for doing business.

2. (2) The division shall issue a license under this chapter to a qualified person in the following classifications:

   1. (a) alarm company; or
   2. (b) alarm company agent.

3. (3) The installation, repair, maintenance, or replacement of a battery-charged suspended-wire system or fence requires licensure under this chapter when the battery-charged suspended-wire system or fence:

   1. (a) is part of and interfaces with an alarm system for the purposes of detecting and deterring unauthorized intrusion or entry into or onto certain premises;
   2. (b) is located on property that is not designated by a municipality or county for residential use;
   3. (c) is driven by a commercial storage battery that provides no more than 12 volts of direct current;
   4. (d) is capable of producing an electric charge on contact that does not exceed energizer characteristics set for electric fence energizers by the International Electrotechnical Commission;
   5. (e) is surrounded by a nonelectric perimeter fence or wall that is at least five feet in height;

   6. (f) is not more than the higher of:

      1. (i) two feet higher than the height of the nonelectric perimeter fence or wall; or
      2. (ii) 10 feet in height;
   7. (g) is marked with conspicuous warning signs that are located on the battery-charged suspended-wire system or fence at no more than 30-foot intervals and that read "WARNING -- ELECTRIC FENCE"; and
   8. (h) meets rules related to battery-charged suspended-wire systems or fences that the division adopts with the board's concurrence and in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.

Enacted by Chapter 42, 2026 General Session