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 #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 ********.

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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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Alexa Guard Expands Amazon's Security Offerings, Boosts ADT's Stock on Sep 21, 2018
Amazon is expanding their security offerings yet again, this time with Alexa Guard that delivers security audio analytics and a virtual "Fake...

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Throughtek P2P/Cloud Solution Profile on Nov 15, 2018
Many IoT manufacturers either do not have the capabilities or the interest to develop their own cloud management software for their devices....
ASIS Offering Custom Research For Manufacturers on Nov 15, 2018
Manufacturers often want to know what industry people think about trends and, in particular, the segments and product they offer.  ASIS and its...
ISC East 2018 Mini-Show Report on Nov 15, 2018
ISC East, by its own admission, is not a national or international show, billed as the "Largest Annual Northeast U.S. Security...
Hikvision Silent on "Bad Architectural Practices" Cybersecurity Report on Nov 14, 2018
A 'significant vulnerability was found in Hikvision cameras' by VDOO, a startup cybersecurity specialist. Hikvision has fixed the specific...
French Government Threatens School with $1.7M Fine For “Excessive Video Surveillance” on Nov 14, 2018
The French government has notified a high-profile Paris coding academy that it risks a fine of up to 1.5 million euros (about $1.7m) if it...
Integrator Credit Card Alternative Divvy on Nov 13, 2018
Most security integrators are small businesses but large enough that they have various employees that need to be able to expense various charges as...
Directory of Video Intercoms on Nov 13, 2018
Video Intercoms, also known as Video Door-Phones or Video Entry Systems, have been growing in the past decade as more and more IP camera...
Beware Amazon Go Store Hype (Tested) on Nov 13, 2018
IPVM's trip to and testing of Amazon Go's San Francisco store shows a number of significant operational and economic issues that undermine the...
Magos Radar Company Profile on Nov 12, 2018
Magos America General Manager Yaron Zussman admits when he first came across Magos, he asked himself: "What's innovative about radar?" Be that as...
Genetec Privacy Protector Tested on Nov 12, 2018
Genetec has built Kiwi Security's Privacy Protector into Security Center, an analytic which anonymizes individuals in cameras' fields of view...

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