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Ohio Alarm & Security Licensing Law

Ohio Code · 2 sections

The following is the full text of Ohio’s alarm & security licensing law statutes as published in the Ohio Code. For the official version, see the Ohio Legislature.

ORC § 4740.13

| Contractor operating without license.   Effective: September 17, 2014 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 78 - 130th General Assembly PDF: Download Authenticated PDF   (A) No person shall act as or claim to be a type of contractor that this chapter licenses unless that person holds or has been assigned a license issued pursuant to this chapter for the type of contractor that person is acting as or claiming to be. (B) Upon the request of the appropriate specialty section of the Ohio construction industry licensing board, the attorney general may bring a civil action for appropriate relief, including but not limited to a temporary restraining order or permanent injunction in the court of common pleas of the county where the unlicensed person resides or is acting as or claiming to be a licensed contractor. (C) A contractor licensed under this chapter may install, service, and maintain the related or interfaced control wiring for equipment and devices related to their specific license, on the condition that the control wiring is less than twenty-five volts. (D) A person is not an electrical contractor subject to licensure under this chapter for work that is limited to the construction, improvement, renovation, repair, testing, or maintenance of the following systems using less than fifty volts of electricity: fire alarm or burglar alarm, cabling, tele-data sound, communication, and landscape lighting and irrigation. Section

Ohio Rev. Code § 4740.13

This provision establishes licensing requirements and restrictions for contractors. It prohibits individuals from operating as or claiming to be a licensed contractor type without proper authorization. The Attorney General may pursue civil remedies including injunctions against unlicensed operators. Licensed contractors may install control wiring under 25 volts for their specialty. Certain low-voltage systems, such as fire alarm, burglar alarm, cabling, tele-data sound, communication, and landscape lighting using less than 50 volts, fall outside electrical contractor licensure requirements.

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