Iowa Admin. Code rr. 661-277.7

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 5, September 4, 2024

Rule 661-277.7 - Technician application and fees

(1)Application. Any technician seeking licensure as an alarm system technician shall submit a completed application form to the department. The application shall be filed no later than 30 days prior to the date on which work begins in the state or on which an existing license expires, except that an application for endorsement as an alarm system technician trainee may be submitted no later than the first day of employment as an alarm system technician trainee. An application form may be obtained from the department or from the department's website. The application form shall be submitted with all required attachments and the application fee established in this rule. An application will not be considered complete unless all necessary information is submitted, including attachments and fees, and will not be processed until it is complete.

(2)Licensure fee.

a. The license fee for an alarm system technician will be $150 for two years, except that the license fee for endorsement as an alarm system technician trainee will be $50 for one year. There will be an additional fee of $25 for each endorsement beyond the first.

b. The department will waive any fee charged to an applicant for a license if the applicant's household income does not exceed 200 percent of the federal poverty income guidelines and the applicant is applying for the license for the first time in this state.

(3)Payment. The certification fee may be submitted electronically or delivered by draft, check, or money order in the applicable amount payable to the department. Cash payments are not accepted.

(4)Amended license.

a. The fee for issuance of an amended license is the difference between the original license fee paid and changes in endorsement(s), if applicable. The fee shall be submitted with the request for an amended license.

b. A technician will request and the department will issue an amended license for a change in any material information included in or with the initial or renewal application. A licensee will request and the department will issue an amended license for any of the following reasons and a fee does not apply:

(1) A change in employer. A licensee may only transfer the licensee's technician license to another employer if the licensee paid the license fee at the time of original application. If the licensee's previous employer paid the license fee, the licensee must reapply for a new license under the new employer and pay the license fee.

(2) A change in any other material information included in or with the initial or renewal application. A change of address is a material change.

c. Other changes in the information required in the application form shall be reported to the department but will not require issuance of an amended license or payment of the amended license fee.

(5)Attachments. Required attachments to the application for license are outlined on the department's website.

(6)National criminal history check. Each applicant for licensure as a technician shall submit fingerprints and the applicable fee for a national criminal history check conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation at the time of application for a new or renewal license.

Iowa Admin. Code rr. 661-277.7

Amended by IAB January 13, 2021/Volume XLIII, Number 15, effective 2/17/2021

Adopted by IAB April 17, 2024/Volume XLVI, Number 21, effective 5/22/2024