[Durham INC] Urgent and important regarding ADT Alarm salesmen

[TheOcean1 at aol.com]

These folks were from out of town. They are required to have Vendor's  
Permits. They said different cities are stricter, but they knew that all cities  
have such a law, and thought Durham wasn't so strict. 
 
While they had ADT all over them, the card they gave me says SecureWatch,  
with a website _www.securewatch.net_ (http://www.securewatch.net) 
 
That took me to lots of other stuff, perhaps the most reliable being 
_http://www.bbb.org/greensboro/business-reviews/burglar-alarm-systems-dealer
s-monitoring-and-svc/secure-watch-adt-security-system-in-greensboro-nc-33048
147#ratingdetails_ 
(http://www.bbb.org/greensboro/business-reviews/burglar-alarm-systems-dealers-monitoring-and-svc/secure-watch-adt-security-system-in-
greensboro-nc-33048147#ratingdetails) 
 
Or maybe this is more the true picture
_http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/securewatch-c365802.html_ 
(http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/securewatch-c365802.html) 
 
The address on the card is 1913 East Firetower Rd Greenville, NC
That results in only this one Google result
_http://www.localedgephonebook.com/guide/NC/Greenville/Business_Pages/45.asp
_ 
(http://www.localedgephonebook.com/guide/NC/Greenville/Business_Pages/45.asp) 
 
In short, I don't know who they heck these folks were.... but I know they  
need a Vendor's Permit! And the stricter Durham enforces that law, the 
better we  become.
 
Bill    

 
In a message dated 11/5/2010 11:25:04 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
randy at 27beverly.com writes:

Would a  business license from the City not cover this? ADT has been in
business  over on Old Chapel Hill Road for years. I used them for 20+ years
before  switching to CPIseveral years ago.

Randy

> Just visited with  a group of ADT Alarm system salesmen with Security 
Watch
> on their  jackets.
>
> The first thing I did, was ask to see their Vendor's  License. That's the
> first thing I hope ALL of you will do, regardless  of your interest in
> buying
> a  system or not.
> They  said they didn't know they needed one, but that they would buy them
>  on
>  Monday.
>
> So they should NOT be going door to  door in Durham this weekend, since
> it's too late to get their  licenses.
>
> Each salesman should have their own license, and  have it with them, or
> they
>  are committing a misdemeanor  and Police should be called. See below.
>
> I explained to these  fellows how "connected" we all are in Durham via  
our
> five PACs,  and neighborhood listservs, and they are likely to hear that
> question  "DO YOU HAVE A VENDOR'S PERMIT?" on Monday, or if they continue
> to  try
>  to sell this weekend without them.
>
> So please  forward this message to PACs 1, 3, 4 & 5, and to each of your
>  neighborhoods.
> Tell your neighbors who aren't on the listserv the  question to ask: "DO
> YOU
>  HAVE A VENDOR'S  PERMIT?"
>
> Thanks everyone,
>
> Bill   Anderson
> PAC2
>
>
> Sec.  30-233.   Enforcement of article;  remedies.
> (a)   Criminal  remedies.  Conducting  business within this city without
>  having paid the privilege license tax imposed  by this article, or  
without
> valid license issued pursuant to this article, is a   misdemeanor,
> punishable
> pursuant to G.S. 14-4. Each day   that a person conducts business in
> violation
> of this article  is a separate  offense. Payment of a fine imposed in
>  criminal
> proceedings pursuant to this  section does not relieve a  person of
> liability for taxes imposed under this   article.
> (b)   Equitable remedies.  In addition  to  the criminal remedies set 
forth
> in subsection (a) of this  section, and pursuant  to G.S. 153A-123(d), the
> city may seek an  injunction  against any person conducting a business in
> violation  of this article.
> (Code  1982, App. A, § 33; Ord. No. 9167,  5-31-1990)
> Secs.  30-234--30-259.  Reserved.
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