HB 897 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

DPS Agency Changes.

HB 897 modernizes North Carolina's alarm systems licensing rules by requiring alarm businesses to designate a full-time licensed manager (called a "qualifying agent") who must pass background checks for violent crimes, drug offenses, or moral turpitude. It updates requirements for businesses to ensure proper oversight, clarifies that out-of-state alarm monitoring companies can register without local employees if they don’t operate through in-person representatives in North Carolina, and specifies that certain security guard companies can use the same manager for alarm monitoring licenses. The bill directly affects alarm installation, monitoring, and security system businesses operating in North Carolina, as well as their qualifying agents. These changes aim to strengthen licensing standards and streamline processes for both in-state and out-of-state providers.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Apr 10, 2025 Last action Jun 3, 2025

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MINOR

The bill was amended to expand the scope of devices covered under the alarm systems licensing act to include new imaging and intelligence devices used for security purposes. Additionally, the criminal record check requirements for qualifying agents were broadened to include more types of offenses that would disqualify an applicant from obtaining a license.

Scope change

The bill now includes additional types of security devices beyond traditional alarms, such as analytic capturing devices and intelligence or imaging systems used to detect burglary or theft.

SCOPE

Expanded the definition of covered security devices to include analytic capturing devices, systems providing intelligence, and other imaging devices used to detect burglary, breaking or entering, intrusion, shoplifting, pilferage, or theft.

REQUIREMENT

Broadened the criminal record disqualifications for security system license applicants to include crimes involving drugs, narcotics, alcoholic beverages, felonious assault, and acts of violence in addition to existing firearm and controlled substance offenses.

TECHNICAL

Removed the sponsor information section from the bill header, which was replaced with blank lines.

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Committee

Jun 3, 2025

Committee

Re-ref Com On Finance

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Jun 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav Com Substitute

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Apr 14, 2025

Committee

Ref to the Com on Judiciary 2, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

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Apr 10, 2025

Introduced

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0 primary · 1 co-sponsor