Fla. Stat. 489.5315
Proprietary electrical or alarm contractors

Businesses that obtain an electrical or burglar alarm system license to work only on their own equipment, and that do not offer electrical or alarm contracting services to the public, are not electrical or burglar alarm system contracting businesses and do not have to obtain a business tax receipt in addition to any they are otherwise required to have.

Source: Section 489.5315 — Proprietary electrical or alarm contractors, https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0489.5315 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

489.501
Purpose 489.503
Exemptions 489.505
Definitions 489.507
Electrical Contractors’ Licensing Board 489.509
Fees 489.510
Evidence of workers’ compensation coverage 489.511
Certification 489.513
Registration 489.514
Certification for registered contractors 489.515
Issuance of certificates 489.516
Qualifications to practice 489.517
Renewal of certificate or registration 489.518
Alarm system agents 489.519
Inactive status 489.520
Automated licensure status information system 489.521
Business organizations 489.522
Qualifying agents 489.523
Emergency registration upon death of contractor 489.525
Report to local building officials 489.529
Alarm confirmation required 489.530
Audible alarms 489.531
Prohibitions 489.532
Contracts entered into by unlicensed contractors unenforceable 489.533
Disciplinary proceedings 489.537
Application of this part 489.538
Authority of licensed job scope 489.5161
Credit for relevant military training and education 489.5185
Fire alarm system agents 489.5315
Proprietary electrical or alarm contractors 489.5335
Journeyman

Current through Fall 2025

§ 489.5315. Proprietary electrical or alarm contractors's source at flsenate.gov

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Location: https://florida.public.law/statutes/fla._stat._489.5315

Original Source: Section 489.5315 — Proprietary electrical or alarm contractors, https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0489.5315 (last accessed Aug. 7, 2025).