May 10, 2019, Vienna, Va. – The Monitoring Association [TMA] is pleased to announce the passage of TN SB1443 prohibiting a local government from requiring an alarm systems contractor or business to acquire permits for the operation of alarm systems; prohibits local governments from imposing fines or fees on an alarm systems contractor or business for false alarms. [Amends TCA Title 7 and Title 62, Chapter 32.] The bill, sponsored by Sen. Paul Bailey [R] and Sen. Steven Dickerson [R], was signed into law by Tennessee Governor William “Bill” Lee [R] on Wed., May 8, 2019. The full text of the bill can be read online.
“It is very gratifying that Tennessee recognizes the importance of facilitating the installation of security systems, as well as the user being the responsible party for any fines or fees associated with the security system,” commented TMA President Ivan Spector.
“TMA commends the Tennessee Legislature for taking action to ensure that municipalities in their state enact effective false alarm reduction ordinances. Studies have shown that the most effective way to reduce the misuse of alarm systems is to fine users who generate an excessive number of false alarms,” remarked TMA Vice President Donald M. Young. “Ordinances like the one recently passed in Sandy Springs, Georgia do little to modify customer behavior or reduce the number of false alarms. The new Tennessee law will help to ensure that these types of ineffective measures are never passed in the state.”
About The Monitoring Association
The Monitoring Association (TMA), formerly the Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA), is an internationally-recognized non-profit trade association that represents professional monitoring companies, dealers, security systems integrators, and providers of products and services to the industry. Incorporated in 1950, TMA is legally entitled to represent its members before Congress and regulatory agencies on the local, state and federal levels, and other authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs) over the industry. Learn more online at https://tma.us/about-tma/.
