§ 69-P — License without examination

§ 69-p. License without examination. 1. Any person over the age of\neighteen years who shall present to the secretary of state satisfactory\nevidence that he has been actually engaged in the business of\ninstalling, servicing or maintaining security or fire alarm systems in\nthis state for at least two years within the period of three years\nimmediately prior to October first, nineteen hundred ninety-two, shall\nbe entitled to a license under this article without examination,\nprovided that application therefor is accompanied by the requirements of\nparagraphs (a) and (b), respectively, of subdivision one of section\nsixty-nine-o of this article and the required annual license fee, is\nfiled with the secretary of state.\n 2. The secretary of state shall upon application and without\nexamination, issue a license to any person over the age of eighteen\nyears who has been duly licensed by any other state, territory,\nprotectorate or dependency of the United States to engage in the\nbusiness of installing, servicing or maintaining security or fire alarm\nsystems upon compliance with standards and requirements not lower, in\nthe judgment of the secretary of state, than those of this state,\nprovided, however, that such state extends similar reciprocity to\nlicensees of this state. Such application shall be accompanied by the\nrequirements of paragraphs (a) and (b), respectively, of subdivision one\nof section sixty-nine-o of this article and the required license fee.\n 3. (a) If any person, eligible for any license, mentioned in this\nsection, be in the military service at or during the time application\nfor such license is required to be filed and license fee paid, according\nto the provisions of this section, the period within which said\napplication may be filed and license fee may be paid, is extended in\nbehalf of such person, until three months after the termination of said\nmilitary service, any provision contained in this article to the\ncontrary, notwithstanding.\n (b) In the case of persons who are or were in the military service and\n(i) have been or will be discharged under conditions other than\ndishonorable, or (ii) have a qualifying condition, as defined in section\none of the veterans' services law, and received a discharge other than\nbad conduct or dishonorable from such service, or (iii) are discharged\nLGBT veterans, as defined in section one of the veterans' services law,\nand have received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable\nfrom such service, the period of two years specified in subdivision one\nof this section need not be continuous. The length of time such person\nwas engaged in the business of installing, servicing or maintaining\nsecurity or fire alarm systems before entering the military service may\nbe added to any period of time during which such person was or is\nengaged in the business of installing, servicing or maintaining security\nor fire alarm systems after the termination of military service.\n