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Updated 04/10/01 Request for Monitoring Restrictions Information Todd Schwenk, Secretary of the California Alarm Association and CEO of Eye-On Alarm Company gave a riveting presentation during the Central Station Alarm Association's Mid-year Meeting about the City of Livermore's restrictions on monitoring. This jurisdiction has declared that all commercial buildings with sprinkler devices shall be monitored by their "authorized provider" or by UL-Listed central stations located within the boundaries of the City of Livermore. While the current law does not include burglary signals yet, the existing contract between the City and their exclusive provider specifies that the alarm receivers in operation need also be capable of accepting intrusion signals. Mr. Schwenk opined that "to allow this precedent to ignite could spark a widespread application of monitoring laws from coast-to-coast that would eventually prevent all of our companies from offering monitoring services." The California Alarm Association has filed a Federal Anti-Trust lawsuit against the City of Livermore for prohibiting free-trade and interstate commerce. Several CSAA members are also experiencing similar problems in their jurisdictions. They have requested our help to collect the name of any municipality with restrictive monitoring requirements, such as monitoring by either fire or police departments or monitoring by a central station located within a specific geographical area. If you are aware of any of these municipalities, please give us a call (703-242-4670), fax (703-242-4675) or e-mail us at communications@csaaul.org We will keep you posted as we get more information on this subject.
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