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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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

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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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  • ****.***. ******* ***********.

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

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

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

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

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

**** **** **** **** *** ****** **** **** **** ************ 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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Access Control is only as reliable as its cables. While this aspect lacks the sexiness of other components, it remains a vital part of every...
Gorilla Technology AI Provider, Raises $15 Million, Profiled on Jan 15, 2019
Gorilla Technology is a Taiwanese video analytics manufacturer that recently announced a $15 million investment from SBI Group, saying this...
2019 IP Networking Book Released on Jan 14, 2019
The new IP Networking Book 2019 is a 285 page in-depth guide that teaches you how IT and telecom technologies impact modern security...
Arecont Costar Layoffs on Jan 14, 2019
Arecont Vision, a Costar Company, has laid off more than 10% of their workforce in a move the company described to IPVM as a result of "important...
The False SCMP Story on Hikvision NYC AI on Jan 14, 2019
In the past week, one of Asia's largest publications, the South China Morning Post (SCMP), posted an article about "Chinese [facial recognition]...
WDR Tutorial on Jan 11, 2019
Understanding wide dynamic range (WDR) is critical to capturing high quality images in demanding conditions. However, with no real standards, any...
Pelco Favorability Results 2019 on Jan 11, 2019
Pelco had a significant favorability problem amongst integrators in our previous study (see 2016 Pelco results). Now, in the first edition of our...
Bad: Dahua Villa Video Doorbell Tested on Jan 11, 2019
Doorbells are one of the hottest segments in the residential market but Dahua's Villa Video Doorbell is the worst we have tested.   We bought and...
Last Chance - Winter 2019 IP Networking Course on Jan 10, 2019
Today is the last day to register for the Winter 2019 IP Networking course. This is the only networking course designed specifically for video...

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