SimpliSafe Violating California, Florida, and Texas Licensing Laws

Author: Dan Gelinas, Published on Aug 14, 2018

IPVM has verified that DIY security system provider SimpliSafe, founded in 2006 and acquired in June of 2018 at a billion dollar valuation, is violating alarm licensing laws in California, Florida, and Texas.

In this note we:

  • Explain how state licensing laws work
  • Show how SimpliSafe is violating these laws
  • Examine how this works in California, Florida, and Texas
  • Contrast to other US states

Moreover, in response to IPVM's investigation, SimpliSafe has admitted that they do require licenses and now plan to obtain them, many years after they started selling alarm systems.

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Texas ********* ******

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SimpliSafe ****** ** ******** ** ****

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Comments (43)

John Honovich

IPVM | 08/14/18 02:00pm

***, ********* *********!

*** ********:

  • **** ***** *** ***** ** *** ***** ** ******** ********* to ** *** ***** *****.
  • ** *** **** ***** *** ******* **** **** ***** *** believe * ******* ** ********* *** *** ** ******* ******* ethical ********, *** ** ****. ******* *** ** ***@****.***
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Dan Gelinas

IPVM | In reply to John Honovich | 08/14/18 02:07pm

***** ***, ****! ******, **** *****, ***** *** ** ** with *** ***** *** *'** **** **** **. **** *****!

Undisclosed Manufacturer #6

In reply to John Honovich | 08/22/18 03:18pm

** ** ****, **** ** *** **** ********* *** ******** service **** ********. ***** *** ****** ** ******* ****** ** keep *** ******** ******.

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | 08/14/18 03:11pm

**** ** *****, **** **** ** * *** ** *** not ********.

Stephen Schulz

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Sean Nelson | 08/14/18 04:27pm

*** ********** ***** ***** ******* *** *****!

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Clint Hays

Intelligent Security Systems - ISS | In reply to Sean Nelson | 08/14/18 11:43pm

**** *********** ****? :*

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Dan Gelinas

IPVM | 08/14/18 03:18pm

** ***** *** ******* ***** ***** *** **** ****** **********. We *** * ******** **** *******:

********** ******* *** ********* ************* ** *********** *** ** ***** with ********** **** ** *********** ** *** ******** ******. * complaint *** ** ***** ******, ** ** * ********* **** and **** ** ********* ** *** ** *** ******** ******* for *************.

**'* ** ** *** **** ** *** *****. ***** ***** integrators, ** * **** ** *** *****, *** ******* **** concerned **** ***** ** ********** **** ***** *** ***** ***** and ****. ** *** *** ********* **** *** ***** ** a *********, ****** **.

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | In reply to Dan Gelinas | 08/14/18 05:05pm

******* ** *** **** ****** ***** ***** **** ***** *** could ******** *** ********* ****** **** ***** ******? :)

Robert O'Rourke

08/14/18 04:37pm

******* ** ******* **** **** *** ************ ** ******* ** MA, *** * ** **** ********** ** ***, ********** ********* and *** *********** (********* ***********) **** ** ** ******** *** have * ****** ****** ******* (******* *** *** *********) ** install ******* *** *** ******* ** ********** *** ********!

Shannon Davis

TED Systems | 08/14/18 04:57pm

** ** **** ** *** ****** ** *** ***** ********. When ***** **** **** ******* *** **** ** * "** it ********" ***** ****** ****'* **** * *******. *** ****** with **** ** *** **** *********** ******** ** ***** ** so **** *** ********** ******* ****** **** **** **** *** doing. ** ******** *** ******** *** **** ** ** ***** level *** ** ***** ***** ***** *** ** **** ** what ** *** ** *** ****. ** ***** ** *** that ************* *** *** ** ** ******* * ******** ***** which ** ******* *** ******** **** *** ******** ******* ***** a ***. ** ** ** *** * ****** ** * had **** ********** ******* *** ***** **** **** ****** ********** but ****** ** *** ***** *** * ****** ** ***********. Not ** *** **** ****** *** ** **** ***** *** money *** **** ****'*.

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | In reply to Shannon Davis | 08/14/18 05:03pm


**** **** * ********** *** ** ******** *** **** ** work ***** * ******* *** **** *** **** ****** ** time ****** *** *** ** *** ** **** *** *** install ** **** ***. *** ****** **** * **********. *** actually ****-*********** ***. ** ******* ** ********** *** * ******* in ********.

Shannon Davis

TED Systems | In reply to Sean Nelson | 08/14/18 05:13pm

*** *** **'* **** *********** *** ***** ***** **. ****** can **** * **** *** **** *****'* **** **** **** what **** *** *****. ** *** **** ** **** ***** a ******* ** ******* **** ********** *** * *** ****** of **** **** *** ***** *** ** ******* ******** ******* correctly. * **** * *** ** ***** ***** **** ***** get *****, **** *** * *** ** *****, * *** of ***** *** * ** ****** *** **** ** *** it ****** ** ********. **** **** ** *** *** *** and ******* ** * ***** *** *** ** ******* ****** to **** ***** ** ****'* ******* *** ********* ******** *** the ******** *** ******* **** ***** ******. ****** **** ** this ******** *** **** ** ***** * **** **** ** all. **** ** ** ********* **** * ******* ** ***********. Would *** **** ******* ** **** *** *** ******* ** fix **** ******** *** ** ********** *** *** **** **** they *** *****? ******* ****** *** **** ** ******** ** also *** **** ******* ** *** ******** ********. **** ** residential ***** *** ***** ***** ***** ***** ********* *** *** cannot **. ** *** ********* **** ** **** ** *** put ** * **** ****** *** ****** ** ** ***** or ***'* ** ** ** ***. ** *** ****'* ** it ***** **** *** *** ******* *******'* **** ** ****** if *** **** ********* ****** ****'* **** ******** *** ** improper ************ *******. *** ********* **** *** *** ******** ********** installations *** **** ****** *** **** * **** ***** **** wired ****** *** ***** ***** *** ** ******** ****.

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Jon Jones

In reply to Sean Nelson | 08/15/18 02:35pm

*** ** ****** *** ***** ***’* **** **** *** ***. This ** *** ********** ** **** ********* ******** ****.

Dirk Hedlund

08/14/18 08:50pm

'****'/ ***** ********* *** **'* ***** *********** ********** **** ***** to ***** ** *********** * **** ** ** *******. ****, we *** ******** ****** ** ***** ******* ***** *** ** shut **** ***, * **** *** ** *** ***** *** supposed ***** ******** **** ** *** ********.

** ***** ****** *********** ** ********** ******* ***** ********* *** the ******* ******** *** ********** ***** ****** **** ****** ** address *** ******* ********** *** ** **** *********** **** *******/ IoT *********. *********, ** * **** **** ** **** ** in *** ***** ** **, ** * ***** ***** ** protect *** ****** ******* ***** ****** *** ***** *********** ** the *****.

************ ** ********** *** ********** *** ********** ***** ** *** market ***** **** ****** ** ** ******* ***** **** ********* under *** ***** ** ******** ********** *** ***** *********.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to Dirk Hedlund | 08/15/18 11:41am

* *****, * ***** *** **** ***** **** * *** my ***** **** ** ** ** ********** *****. *** ** I **** ** ***** ***** *** **** ** ***** *** an ********* ***** ** ***** ** **** ** ******* *****? Why ** * **** * ******* **** ******* ******* ** everything * **** ** **** ** *** *******'* ********** ******?

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Dan Gelinas

IPVM | 08/14/18 08:58pm

** * ***** *** ******** **, "** ** ***** **?" Trying ** *** *** *********** ******* ** **** ** ** more **** ** ***** ******* *** *** **** *** "****** burglar ***** ******" *** *******? ** ** ********** ** ******* of *** **** **** ** *** ***** ****** ** ****** it, ****** **, ****** **, ***.?

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Bryan McGee

08/15/18 02:34am

*** **** ***** **** **** ******* ** ** * "******** consultant" ** ******** ******** *** ****. **** ********** **** ** my **** ** ******** *** ******* ** ******* ** ******? When * ****-** *** **********, *** ***** **, ********** ** COPS? *'* *** ********* ********** *** *** ** **** ********* from * ***** ******** *********** ******* * ****** ******** ****** or ***** ***/****** *******?

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Dan Gelinas

IPVM | In reply to Bryan McGee | 08/15/18 02:09pm

** *** ** ** ******* *** **** ** **** ** the ***********, *** *** *** **** ********** ****** *** ********** from **** ** **********'* *****-******* ********** *******, *** **** ** emails **** ***** **'* ****. *** **** **: *******. **** DO ***** "************" ************. **'** ************* **** ** ****.

Undisclosed #1

08/15/18 10:47am

******** ******** ** *** ********** ** **** ******* *. *****, CPP, ***...

** **** **** ******** **** ***** *** ****** ** *** union.

Undisclosed Integrator #4

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 08/16/18 01:28am

* ** ******** ********* ** *** *** ******* ** ***. This ***** **** *** **** ** ***** ** ****** ** an *********.

Jay Hobdy

IPVMU Certified | 08/15/18 12:36pm

**** **** **** ***'* ******* ** ****** **** ** **? What ***** **** ***? **** *** ******* *** **** ******** system ** *** *****. * ** **** ***** ** * long **** ** ********* ******* * *** ******** ** ***** stores.

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Dan Gelinas

IPVM | In reply to Jay Hobdy | 08/15/18 02:11pm

**** ****** ** ******* ********** *** ***** ******* **** ** retail ****** **** **** ***. *** ******** *******, **** *** Geek ***** **** ** ** ******** ***** ****'** ****** **** your **** *** ******* *** ****** **?

Steven Burman

In reply to Dan Gelinas | 08/16/18 03:18pm

**********. **** ** ***** ******** "** *******".

Undisclosed #3

In reply to Jay Hobdy | 08/15/18 04:43pm

***,

* ******** **** **** *******. **** *** ***** *** **** a ******* ** **** *** ******. *** *** ***** **** thousands ** *******, **** ** *** **** *** ******* ** they *** * *********** *** **** ** ********* **** *** end ****.. *** ******** **** **** * *******. ** **** example, **** ***** **** *** ****** ******** ***** **** ****** to ****. **** *** ** *** * ********, **** *** merely *** ******* *** ************. **** **** ******.*** *** ****** do *** **** * ******* *** ******* *** ******. **** this *****.

Jay Hobdy

IPVMU Certified | 08/15/18 06:40pm

****, * ***** ** *** ***** ** ********.

**** ** *** ***** ** *** ** *** ****** *****. They *** **** ** *******, ***. ***** ** ** ********* or ****** **** **** * ******* *** ****** * ******* based ** *** ************ ***** ********. *** ***** ***** ** being ******** ** ** ****** *** ****** *** *** ********* to ******* * ***** ********.

* ***** ***** ****** ******* **** ******** ******** ***** **** a ******* ********* ** *** ***** ****** ***** ****** ***** is * ******** ********* *********.

** *** ** ***/*******, **** ******** ****** **** * ******* in ******* ******. ***** ** ******* ** *** ***** ****** in *** ** **** ******* ********* ************.

* **** *** ** ******* ***** *** ***** **** ** the ***** ***********, ****** ** *******/******* ********* ** *** ***, they **** *** ** **** ***** ********** *** **** *** law ****** ** *********** ** *******. * **** ** ****** other ****** **** *** **** *******.

**** ** ** * ******* ** ** ***** ** *** code **** **** *** ******* ***********, *** * ** *** think ******* * *** ** ***********.

Sharon Voto

08/16/18 02:18pm

** ** *** ** *** **** * *******. * ***** a *** ** **** *** ***** ******* ****. *** * have *** ***** *** ********* *** **** ****** **** ****** selling **** *******, ******** ***. **** ***'* ****** **** *** of *** ********* *** *** **** ******** ** **** ***** products *** ******* ** ********.

Steven Burman

08/16/18 03:14pm

** *** ***** ** ***** ** ** ***** ***** ****** of *** ***** *******? ***** *****, ***'*, ***?

**** * ****** *** *** ***** ****** ** ***, *** City **** ** **** ** ***** **** ** ****** ** the **** ********* ** ** ***** *******. *** ****** ** this, ** ******, ** ** ***'* **** ** ******* ** premise. *** **** ****'* ****. **** ** ******* *** **** Radio ***** **** ****** *** (******) ******, *** **** **** us, ******** ** **** **** ***** ********, **** **** *****'* interested ** ******** ***** *****, *** **** ** ***** ****** this *******. *** ********* **** ******* ** ****, *** *** lawyers ******* ******* ******* *** *** **** **, *** **** the **** ******** **** *** (******* ****) ****'* * *****-**** business **** ***** ** *******, *** ********* *********** ********* **** away. ** *** ** ********** ****, *** *** ******* ****** "on *******". **** ***** ********* **** ** ******* *** ***** whatsoever, *** ****'** ***** ** *** **** ****** ***** ***** large ***-*** *********.

***** **** *****'* ** -

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Richard Lavin

Idibri Consulting | IPVMU Certified | 08/16/18 03:43pm

********* *** ***** ** ********* *** "******** ***********", * ***'* know ***** *********, *** ***** *** ** ********* *** ******** engineers. * ******** ** *** *** ** * "******* ******** Consulting ****" *** ****** ******** ******* ******* ***** ************ ******** as ****.

********** *. **********

  • ****.***. ******* ***********.

(*) **** ******* **** *** ***** **:

(*) * ******** ******** ********** *********** **

******** *********** *********** ******** ***** ******* ****,

********* ******** ********, ******* ***** ****** ***********, ***

********* **** **********;

**** **** **** **** ****** * ******** ******** "********** ***********". I ***** ********* **** ** **** **** **** ***** ********* and/or ******* ********, ****** *******, ***. *** ***** *** ****** to *****/************ ** ********* ** ********** ** ***** *******.

*'* ** ****** ********** ** ******* ***** ***** ****** ******* licensing *** ******** ***********. ***** * **** **** *** ***** out ***** *********, *** **** *** * *** ***** *** Texas.

******:

* ******** ******* *** ********* **** **** ** ****** ****** requires ********* *** ******* ****** *********** ** * **********. ** reads:

** ****** ***** ****** ****** ** ** *** ****, ******** or ******* ** ***** ************** *** ******* ****** *********, ******** ** ********** ***** **** part. (******** *****)

*'* *** * ****** *** ** ** ******* **********, **** being * ***** ********, **** **** "***" ***** ********* **** specific. * ***** ********* **** ** **** **** *** ***** to ** *********, ******** ** ********** **** ** **** *************. ** ********* *** ******** **** *** **********, * ***** think ** ***** ****:

** ****** ***** ****** ****** ** ** *** ****, ******** or ******* ** ***** ************* *** ******* ****** *********, ******** ** ********** ***** **** part.

*** ******* *** ***** **** ***** ***** **?

Jeff Zwirn

08/16/18 10:01pm

****** *** *** ******** ************* ***** * ********* ** ******-**** Product

*****://***.*************.***/****-*********/**********************************************************************/

******* *****, *********, *** ******** *** ***********, ***.

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Bryan McGee

In reply to Jeff Zwirn | 08/17/18 02:15pm

****-

*********** *******. *** *** ******** ***** *** ** ********* **** built-in ********?

Jeff Zwirn

In reply to Bryan McGee | 08/19/18 03:34pm

*** **** ** *****. ******* *** ******* *** ** *** Siimpi-Safe ******* ** *** ****** ** ** ****. ** *** know, ** *** ************ ***** ********, *** ****** ******** * control ***** *** *** **** *** ********** ************ **** * control ***** *** **** ** *** ******** ** ****** **** UL **** *** ** *** ************.

*************, ** ***** **** ***** ** ***** ** **** ** be * **** ** ******** ***/** ******* ******** ****** ** death, *** ***** **** ***'* *** ******* **** **** ****** and *** ***** *** ******* ** *** ** ****** **** does.

******* *. *****, *********, *** ******** *** ***********, ***.

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Greg Sachnewycz

IPVMU Certified | 08/16/18 10:09pm

"****" ** *** ******* **** ********** **** ** ******* ** customers' ****** *** ** **** *** ********* ******. ***** ***** be * ****** ***** "****" ***** *** **** ***** ** a ***********.

**** **** ***** ** ******: ***** ***** ******* *** ****-********* by *** ****, **** *** ********* **** ** *** * license ** ** "*********"? ** **, **** **** **** ** an ******?

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Dan Gelinas

IPVM | In reply to Greg Sachnewycz | 08/27/18 07:51pm

**** ****** *** ********** *** ****** *** ********* ** ***** own **** ** ***** ********, *** *** *****.

Timothy Mc Pheron

08/17/18 10:43am

****,

** ***** *** ****** **** ********** **** ******** **** ** pay ***** *** **** ***** ** ** ****** **** ******* until * ******* ** *******? ** ****** ***** ******* ** have * ******* ** * *****, **** **** ********** ** a ***** ***** **** **** ********* * ******* *** * time ******? **** ***** ********* ***** ** ******** ***** *********.

Steven Burman

In reply to Timothy Mc Pheron | 08/17/18 02:50pm

******** **** *** **** *** ******* **** ******* ********, * would ***** **** ***** ******* *** ******** ********* ******** **** need ** ***** *** ***** ********* **.

Peter Pavlov

08/17/18 12:43pm

*** ******** * **** ** ***** *** ******** ********** *** system ** ***/*** ****. *** *** ***, **** *** ** "Installer" *** **** ** ******** ** ******* ******** ******* ********* they ****** ** ***** ***.

*** *** ***** ********* ****?

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Richard Lavin

Idibri Consulting | IPVMU Certified | In reply to Peter Pavlov | 08/17/18 02:43pm

** *****, ***** ** ** ********* ** *** **** *** a ********* ***** **** ** ***** *** ****.

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  • ****.***. ******* ***********.

(*) **** ******* **** *** ***** **:

(**) * ****** *** ** *** ******'* *** ******** ** on

******** ***** ** ******* ** *** ******'* ********:

(*) ********, *******, ** ******* * **********

******** ******;

(*) ******* ** ********** ******** ******; **

(*) **** ** ***** * *** *** * ******** ******

**** **** **** **** *** ****** **** **** **** ************ or ****** ************. *** ********* ***** ***** **** ** ***** for *** ******** ******* *** **** *** **** ************. ** just ******* **** **** *** ********* *********** ** **** *** doing **** ** *** ***** **** **** ***.

* ***** ***** **** ***** ****** ******** **** ********* *******.

Steven Burman

08/17/18 02:46pm

*** *** ********** *******. ***** ********** *** ******** ** ** "owner/builder" *** ****** ** *** ******* ** ************.

Timothy Mc Pheron

08/18/18 10:11pm

* ** * *** ********* **** ******* ********** ***** **’* best ** ******** ******* *** ********** ** *********** ***** *********, and ********* ***** ************ ******; ** *** ***** ** ******* the *********** ** ***** ***** ******** ********* *** ***** ********* as * **** ** **** ***** *******.

Undisclosed #7

08/23/18 07:22pm

***** ******* ***** ******** ** ***** **** ***** ** **** confusion ** **** **** *** ***** ** ******** *** **** they *****. ********* ****** ******** **** ***** **********: **********, ************, and *****. **** ****** **** ***** ************ **** *** ***** it ** *** **********/****** ********* (*** *****). **** **** ***** monitoring. **** * *** **** ***** *******. ** *** ****** like ***** ********* **** ** *** *******, **** ** *** do *** ******* ** ******* *** ******, *** ***** **** be ********. ** *** *** **** *******, *** ************ *** usually **** ********* **** *** ************ ************. *** *** ***** makes ** **** *********** *** ***** **** *** ******** ************ services (**********, ******, **********), ** ********* ***** ** ***** *** line **** ****** *** ******.

****, ****** ********* ** *** **** * ******* ********* *** even ******; **** ** **** * ***** *** ***** ****** with ******** ****** ****** ** ***** (** ****** ****** ********* distance).

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | In reply to Undisclosed #7 | 08/23/18 08:50pm

********* ****** ******** **** ***** **********: **********, ************, *** *****.

******, * ***** ** ********** ** * ***** ******* ** what **** ***** *******. **** *******.

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Sean Nelson | 08/27/18 09:31pm

** ****** ******** ********* *****

Undisclosed End User #8

08/27/18 09:07pm

** *** ***, * *** **** ** ****'* ****** ****** and *** **** * ** *** **** * ****** ** install ** ***** ******. **** *** ** ****** ****, **.

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Large Hospital Security End User Interview on Mar 21, 2019
This large single-state healthcare system consists of many hospitals, and hundreds of health parks, private practices, urgent care facilities, and...
Silicon Valley Cybersecurity Insurance Startup Coalition Profile on Mar 20, 2019
Many industry people believe cybersecurity insurance is not worth it, as the voting and debate in our Cybersecurity Insurance For Security...
Covert IP Camera Shootout - Axis, Hanwha, Hikvision, March, Vivotek on Mar 20, 2019
Covert cameras were one of the last holdout areas for analog cameras. However, in the past few years, IP / HD covert cameras have become...
Top Metrics For Ensuring Integrator Profitability - Statistics on Mar 20, 2019
How do integrators ensure the profitability of their projects? As part of our profitability study, 100+ integrators answered the following...
Avigilon Launches 'Renewed Products Program' on Mar 19, 2019
There are lots of 'pre-owned' cars but pre-owned IP cameras? While such programs are common in other industries, in video surveillance, they are...
Hanwha Tax Evasion Probe, Camera Division Implicated on Mar 19, 2019
A Hanwha group subsidiary was raided as part of a tax evasion probe. While a Korean news media report listed the raided entity as 'Hanwha...
Genetec Security Center 5.8 Tested on Mar 19, 2019
Genetec has released Version 5.8. This comes after a wait of more than a year that caused frustrations for many Genetec partners. Our previous...
Retired Mercury President Returns As Open Options President on Mar 18, 2019
Open Options experienced major changes in 2018, including being acquired by ACRE and losing its President and General Manager, John Berman who...
Large US University End-User Video Surveillance Interview on Mar 18, 2019
Schools have become targets in modern days of active shooters and terrorist fears. The need for video and access security is high. Universities...

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