California Alarm Company Operator Licensing
Exam Questions and Answers | 2026 Ultimate
Final Review | Grade A+
• 7592.2 -✓✓Any person who violates this chapter or conspirers with another to
violate a provision, or who willingly engages in unlicensed alarm company
operator after being notified in writing by the bureau is guilty of a misdeamer fine
up to 1000 or imprisonment up to one year or both
• 7592.3 -✓✓It's a misdeamer or falsely represent oneself to be licensed, carry a
badge, identification card, business card, or uses letterhead or advertising licensed
if not
• 7592.5 -✓✓No person engaged in performing any service requiring a license
may bring or maintain any action in any court of CA for the collection of
compensation for the performance of an act or agreement without proving person
was duly licensed
• 7592.6 -✓✓Any person who knowingly falsifies fingerprints or photographs as
required for any provisions of this chapter is guilty of felony
• 7592.8 -✓✓The provisions of this shall not prevent the local authorities of a city,
county, by ordinance and within exercise of police power of the city, county, or
city & county. Requiring aco to obtain business license- require employees to
register, requiring persons who own lease otherwise posses an alarm system to
obtain a permit
• 7599.54 -✓✓shall contain the approximate dates when the work will begin and
be substantially completed
,• 2 batteries in parallel -✓✓12 volt 14 amp
• 2 batteries in series -✓✓24 volt 7 amp
• 30 Minute meal periods -✓✓you can waive 30 minute meal period if working 6
hrs or less, if you work more than 10 but no more than 12 you can waive 2nd meal
break not first
• 4/2 Pulse -✓✓Oldest format for alarm transmission still used. This format uses
pulses to relay alarm information. These pulses are similar to a rotary phone
dialing. Pulse sends 9 pulses or clicks to represent the numeral 9 and 10 to indicate
0, and so on. Different speeds pulses can be sent slowest 10pps 10 pulse per
second, 20pps & 40pps
• 7599.44 Advertising -✓✓every advertisement by a licensee soliting or
advertising business shall contain license number as they appear in the records of
the bureau. Violations = warning, then $25 per afterwards
• 7-day reporting requirements for a violent act -✓✓within 7 days after violent
incident caused or occurred on any officer, partner, QA, or employee with license
while acting in the course & scope of employment that results in bodily injury to
any person or death of a person his or her manager shall mail or deliver to chief a
detailed report of incident.
• A coded alarm signal consists of how many complete rounds of the number
transmitted? -✓✓3 or more
• A fire alarm system can be one of two types NPLFA or PLFA? What's the
difference between the two? -✓✓Non Power limited fire alarm system can operate
,up to 600V and power output isn't limited. Power limited fire alarm has the voltage
and power limited by a listed power source
• A fire alarm system had lost its primary power. Now its back-up battery is fully
discharged. How soon is the backup battery required to be fully recharged once
power is restored? -✓✓within 48 hours
• A fire alarm's backup battery must have the capacity to sound the alarm for how
long? -✓✓5 minutes
• A manual pull station should be within _____ feet of exit door -✓✓5
• A mesh network combines the technologies of multiple manufacturers so that
they change of signal transmission success are increased -✓✓FALSE
• a notification appliance circuit is permitted to be designed as a style W,X,Y or Z
depending on what? -✓✓on its fault tolerance during a single open, single ground,
wire-to-wire short, and loss of carrier fault condition.
• A problem using DSL Filter for a monitored alarm -✓✓line seizure problems
• A record of completion is the responsibility of -✓✓a qualified and experienced
person described in NFPS 72 4.3.3
• A registration not renewed within how many days following its expiration may
not be renewed thereafter? -✓✓sixty
, • A visual notification appliance should always be within ____ feet of any end of
the corridor -✓✓15
• a years experience is required to be at least how many hours -✓✓2,000
• ACE training requirements -✓✓2 hours covering: responsibilities and ethics in
citizen arrest, relationship with the public police in arrest, limitation on security
guard power to arrest, restrictions on search & seizure, criminal & civil liabilities ,
personal liabilities, employer liability.
• ACO Disciplinary Review Committee -✓✓appointed by Governor to consist of 3
members who are actively engaged in business as a licensed ACO and 2 public
members. Committee to meet every 60 days or more frequently if required.
• ADA keypad mounting, when ADA applies at the location -✓✓no more 48"
from the floor to the most operable button
• add on devices to a wireless security system by their nature cannot be supervised
-✓✓FALSE
• additional manual fire alarm boxes shall be provided and travel distance shall not
be in excess of -✓✓200 ft
• Addressable devices -✓✓have dials to set address numbers in the ones and tens
places
• Addressable Fire alarms -✓✓give each individual alarm unit smoke, heat, pull
stations, etc. its own unique address so you can see exactly which unit is going off.
Exam Questions and Answers | 2026 Ultimate
Final Review | Grade A+
• 7592.2 -✓✓Any person who violates this chapter or conspirers with another to
violate a provision, or who willingly engages in unlicensed alarm company
operator after being notified in writing by the bureau is guilty of a misdeamer fine
up to 1000 or imprisonment up to one year or both
• 7592.3 -✓✓It's a misdeamer or falsely represent oneself to be licensed, carry a
badge, identification card, business card, or uses letterhead or advertising licensed
if not
• 7592.5 -✓✓No person engaged in performing any service requiring a license
may bring or maintain any action in any court of CA for the collection of
compensation for the performance of an act or agreement without proving person
was duly licensed
• 7592.6 -✓✓Any person who knowingly falsifies fingerprints or photographs as
required for any provisions of this chapter is guilty of felony
• 7592.8 -✓✓The provisions of this shall not prevent the local authorities of a city,
county, by ordinance and within exercise of police power of the city, county, or
city & county. Requiring aco to obtain business license- require employees to
register, requiring persons who own lease otherwise posses an alarm system to
obtain a permit
• 7599.54 -✓✓shall contain the approximate dates when the work will begin and
be substantially completed
,• 2 batteries in parallel -✓✓12 volt 14 amp
• 2 batteries in series -✓✓24 volt 7 amp
• 30 Minute meal periods -✓✓you can waive 30 minute meal period if working 6
hrs or less, if you work more than 10 but no more than 12 you can waive 2nd meal
break not first
• 4/2 Pulse -✓✓Oldest format for alarm transmission still used. This format uses
pulses to relay alarm information. These pulses are similar to a rotary phone
dialing. Pulse sends 9 pulses or clicks to represent the numeral 9 and 10 to indicate
0, and so on. Different speeds pulses can be sent slowest 10pps 10 pulse per
second, 20pps & 40pps
• 7599.44 Advertising -✓✓every advertisement by a licensee soliting or
advertising business shall contain license number as they appear in the records of
the bureau. Violations = warning, then $25 per afterwards
• 7-day reporting requirements for a violent act -✓✓within 7 days after violent
incident caused or occurred on any officer, partner, QA, or employee with license
while acting in the course & scope of employment that results in bodily injury to
any person or death of a person his or her manager shall mail or deliver to chief a
detailed report of incident.
• A coded alarm signal consists of how many complete rounds of the number
transmitted? -✓✓3 or more
• A fire alarm system can be one of two types NPLFA or PLFA? What's the
difference between the two? -✓✓Non Power limited fire alarm system can operate
,up to 600V and power output isn't limited. Power limited fire alarm has the voltage
and power limited by a listed power source
• A fire alarm system had lost its primary power. Now its back-up battery is fully
discharged. How soon is the backup battery required to be fully recharged once
power is restored? -✓✓within 48 hours
• A fire alarm's backup battery must have the capacity to sound the alarm for how
long? -✓✓5 minutes
• A manual pull station should be within _____ feet of exit door -✓✓5
• A mesh network combines the technologies of multiple manufacturers so that
they change of signal transmission success are increased -✓✓FALSE
• a notification appliance circuit is permitted to be designed as a style W,X,Y or Z
depending on what? -✓✓on its fault tolerance during a single open, single ground,
wire-to-wire short, and loss of carrier fault condition.
• A problem using DSL Filter for a monitored alarm -✓✓line seizure problems
• A record of completion is the responsibility of -✓✓a qualified and experienced
person described in NFPS 72 4.3.3
• A registration not renewed within how many days following its expiration may
not be renewed thereafter? -✓✓sixty
, • A visual notification appliance should always be within ____ feet of any end of
the corridor -✓✓15
• a years experience is required to be at least how many hours -✓✓2,000
• ACE training requirements -✓✓2 hours covering: responsibilities and ethics in
citizen arrest, relationship with the public police in arrest, limitation on security
guard power to arrest, restrictions on search & seizure, criminal & civil liabilities ,
personal liabilities, employer liability.
• ACO Disciplinary Review Committee -✓✓appointed by Governor to consist of 3
members who are actively engaged in business as a licensed ACO and 2 public
members. Committee to meet every 60 days or more frequently if required.
• ADA keypad mounting, when ADA applies at the location -✓✓no more 48"
from the floor to the most operable button
• add on devices to a wireless security system by their nature cannot be supervised
-✓✓FALSE
• additional manual fire alarm boxes shall be provided and travel distance shall not
be in excess of -✓✓200 ft
• Addressable devices -✓✓have dials to set address numbers in the ones and tens
places
• Addressable Fire alarms -✓✓give each individual alarm unit smoke, heat, pull
stations, etc. its own unique address so you can see exactly which unit is going off.
