Find a licensed home security installer in Southampton, NY

Who licenses home security installers in Southampton

• New York's Department of State licenses security and fire alarm installers: anyone who offers or undertakes to install, service or maintain a system that detects intrusion, break-in, movement, sound or fire. A license runs two years.
• Applicants for the state license must be 18, show proof of fingerprinting, pass an alarm installer examination and complete prescribed courses of four 15-hour modules and one 21-hour module.
• No license is needed when an owner personally installs an alarm system on their own property or place of business, or has an employee install it there.
• An electrician who installs security or fire alarm systems is licensed for that work through the Department of State's Division of Licensing Services.

State rules and the lookup steps: how to check a home security installer's license.

What the Town of Southampton requires

• Southampton's Alarm Billing page lets anyone who received an alarm charge appeal it by filling out and submitting an online form.
• Southampton's Town Code Section 164-9 requires multiple smoke detectors in one- and two-family homes, as the town's smoke and carbon monoxide alarm affidavit states.

The Town of Southampton Building and Zoning Department handles permits (631-287-5700). Our Town of Southampton permit guide covers how to apply, inspections and certificates.

Homes in Southampton: what the Census shows

Across the Town of Southampton, villages included, the median home was built in 1983, and 22% of homes were built before 1960, 10% before 1940. 82% of homes here are owner-occupied, and 89% are single-family detached houses.

What security and smart home installation costs here

Labor is a large part of any price. Long Island security and fire alarm systems installers earn a median $55,650 a year, from about $44,506 at entry level to $70,281 with experience. (New York State Department of Labor, wages updated to the first quarter of 2026.) Prices come from written estimates; more in the home security and smart home cost guide.

Before you hire in Southampton

• Ask for the license number the work needs here (see who licenses home security installers above), and check it before you sign.
• Ask who files with the Town of Southampton Building and Zoning Department, and who books the inspections.
• Is your business licensed by New York State to install security systems?
• Who monitors the system, and what does the contract commit me to?