Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.16

  • False alarm: means a security alarm signal eliciting a response by police when a situation requiring such a response does not exist, including but not limited to the activation or transmission of any alarm signal caused by human error, mechanical or electronic malfunction, negligence of the alarm system user or user's agent or employee, whether or not the exact cause of the alarm activation is determined, or any other activation or transmission of any alarm signal where no actual police emergency exists. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3
  • Life safety and property protection contracting: means performing certification, inspection, installation, integration, programming, sale, or service of systems and equipment designed to protect life and property. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1664.3

            A. Except for requirements which pertain to all types of businesses generally, no parish or municipality shall enact any new ordinance, rule, or regulation regulating firms and persons subject to licensure pursuant to this Subpart.

            B. This Subpart shall supersede any existing parish or municipal ordinance, rule, or regulation requiring certification or licensure of firms and persons engaged in life safety and property protection contracting and such ordinances, rules, and regulations shall be null and void and have no effect.

            C. This Subpart shall not prevent local governing authorities of any municipality or parish from enacting ordinances governing false alarm activations and responses. However, security firms and its employees and security monitoring firms and its employees shall not be subjected to or liable for civil penalties and fines assessed or imposed by a municipality or parish for false alarms.

            Acts 2006, No. 307, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2007; Acts 2018, No. 598, §1, eff. May 31, 2018.

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