A. Every alarm installation company and every monitoring company shall obtain a business registration from the Sheriff's Department through the Alarm Administrator and pay an annual fee. Failure to pay the annual fee within 60 days after notice requires the payment of a late fee. (See PCC 8.64.190, Fees and Fines Schedule.)

B. No alarm company operator or alarm agent shall install, maintain, or repair any alarm system in unincorporated Pierce County unless the alarm company operator or alarm agent has, prior to performing such work, registered with the Sheriff's Department through the Alarm Administrator.

C. Sheriff's Department response to any alarm dispatch request from any alarm installation company or monitoring company that does not possess a current, valid business registration issued pursuant to this Chapter will be subject to additional fines. (See PCC 8.64.190, Fees and Fines Schedule.)

D. Each alarm installation company shall provide the name, address and phone number of any monitoring company they are using to monitor their alarm sites within unincorporated Pierce County. Monitoring companies shall do the same for alarm installation companies that use their monitoring services within unincorporated Pierce County.