How Do I Apply for an Alarm System License?

Go to the Iowa ImageTrend License Management System.  If you do not have a user account, create one.  Otherwise, login to your existing user account.

Once your user account has been created, check your email for the "Login Information" message.  Click the link in the body of the email to create your account password.

Once you save your password, you will need to accept the privacy statement to log in.

FOR BUSINESSES OR SITES ALREADY IN IMAGETREND:  

Click the "Application" menu and then the "Apply Now" button next to the "Add/Remove User Account" (Assign or Remove Business/User Position) form.

Complete and submit the form. Carefully select your user role, as this will determine what application forms are available to you.

 FOR POINT-OF-CONTACT USER ROLES ONLY:  Applicants should skip to next step.

• Click the "Applications" menu link.
• Look for the "Business Applications" link above your name in the middle of the page. Click the link.
• Select the company name from the "Filter by Service" drop down, if it is not already displayed.
• Click the "Apply Now" button beside the "Alarm System Contractor License" form.
• Complete and submit the form. 

Before you apply, be sure you have required documents ready for upload:

• Completed waiver agreement and statement forms for any responsible managing employees
• Completed "Responsible Managing Employee Criminal History Screening Question" forms for any responsible managing employees
• Current contractor registration certificate (not your fire protection contractor license)
• Current ACCORD certificate of liability insurance

FOR TECHNICIANS ONLY:  Trainee applicants should skip to the next step.

• Click the "Applications" menu link.
• Click the "Apply Now" button next to the "Alarm System Technician License" form.
• Complete and submit the form. 

Before you apply, be sure you have required documents ready for upload:

• Copy of license qualification
• Completed "Employee Criminal History Screening Question" form (if application is submitted by a company point of contact)
• Completed waiver agreement and statement forms for the applicant (if application is submitted by a company point of contact)

Click on the Applications menu.

Click the Apply Now button beside the "TRAINEE Alarm System Technician License" form.

Complete and submit the form. 

Before you apply, be sure you have required documents ready for upload:

• completed "Employee Criminal History Screening Question" form (if application is submitted by company point of contact)
• completed Waiver Agreement & Statement forms for new applicant licensees (if application is submitted by company point of contact) or trainees renewing for the 3rd time.
• Criminal history background checks are not required for trainees renewing for the 1st or 2nd time.

Once the application has been reviewed by department staff, you will receive an email with attached invoice.

You can pay the fee online by credit card. Login to the public portal and click the "Checkout" menu.

Or mail a check payable to the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing to the attention of the contact provided.

Use the Fieldprint Iowa Livescan Network or visit a local fingerprinting station and complete an FBI FD-258 fingerprint card.

• Fieldprint fingerprints are electronically transmitted directly to the department
• For inked or Livescan printed fingerprint cards, mail the original card to the department contact provided. 

Note: a fingerprint card is required for both new and renewal license applications. Fingerprint cards are not kept on file and the FBI will not accept fingerprint cards older than one year from the date they are printed.

Once the license fee has been paid and the background check is complete, your license will be issued and emailed to you as an attachment.  

• Note: some PDF file attachments are received as a DAT file type due to external email settings.  You can still open the DAT file using Adobe Acrobat Reader or you can access a copy of the file when logged into your user account under the Documents link.

Check your license for any errors and notify the department immediately if a correction is necessary.

How to contact the department.