Checked against primary sources 2026-09-05
Burglar alarms only
Florida Alarm Systems II Exam: Burglar Alarm Scope
Alarm Systems II is the paper behind the EG license, which the board's scope chart limits to burglar alarms. Same shape as Alarm I: 100 questions, five hours, open book, 75 percent, plus the business paper.
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What EG covers
Certified Alarm System Contractor II carries the prefix EG and the Know Your Scope chart limits it to burglar alarms. The registered version is EZ or EI and works inside one jurisdiction.
The experience split runs the other way from Alarm I. The board's FAQ asks EG applicants for 40 percent of their experience in non fire alarms, where EF asks for 40 percent in fire alarms.
The paper itself
100 questions. Five hours. Open book. The vendor codes it AII. The pass mark is 75 percent and a score stays good for three years.
The business paper is the same 50 questions in two and a half hours that every area sits.
The books for this area
The approved list marks the same alarm titles for AII as for AI: NFPA 72 2019 as RN10, NFPA 780 2017 as RN12, NFPA 101 2018 as RN13, UL 681 as RN20, UL 365 as RN21, the Fire Alarm Signaling Systems Handbook as RN14, Telecommunication Wiring as RN30 and the NTC Blue Book 2020 as RN39.
NFPA 70, the 2023 National Electrical Code, is RN9 and applies here too, with the OSHA volume RN7 and the Florida Contractors Manual RN50 that apply everywhere.
The list also carries the dates future editions take over. The 2026 National Electrical Code is scheduled to become the reference edition on August 21, 2027, and several of the other books move on the same date.
Money and booking
The certified examination application to the department is $263.25. The computer based exam fee paid to the vendor is $123.75. A retake is $67.25. The board's page says application fees are not refundable.
Pearson VUE runs the paper for the department. It's computer based and the department's page says it's available on a daily basis at testing sites, so you're picking a date rather than waiting for a sitting. You become eligible to schedule within 72 hours after your application is approved.
Book by phone on 888.204.6230 or online through the vendor's Florida page. The booklet asks you to call at least five business days before the date you want.
After the exam
The certified license lets the holder contract anywhere in the state. The registered one is tied to the jurisdiction whose competency card you hold, and section 489.513 is the section that sets that route out.
Continuing education for certified and registered Alarm System Contractor I and II is seven hours per two year cycle, including two false alarm hours. Licenses expire on August 31 of every even numbered year.
How to prepare for it
Tab the burglar alarm standards first. UL 681 and UL 365 are the two most people have never opened before the week of the exam, and they're the two that decide the questions nobody else can answer from experience.
For the code side, the free sets on the topic index cover cable types, equipment grounding and limited energy circuits.
We're not a training provider, an approved course or an examination vendor, and nothing here is endorsed by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, the Electrical Contractors' Licensing Board or Pearson VUE. We're independent of all three.
Questions people ask
How many questions is the Florida Alarm Systems II exam?
100 questions with a five hour limit, open book, plus the 50 question business paper.
What does the EG license cover?
The board's Know Your Scope chart limits Certified Alarm System Contractor II to burglar alarms. Alarm System Contractor I covers fire alarms and burglar alarms.
What experience does the board ask for?
The board's FAQ asks EG applicants for 40 percent of their work experience in non fire alarms, against 40 percent in fire alarms for EF.
What's the passing score?
75 percent, and a passing score stays good for three years from the date of the examination.
Which NEC edition is on the list?
The 2023 edition, listed as reference RN9. The 2026 edition is scheduled to take over on August 21, 2027.
What's the registered version of this license?
The board lists Registered Alarm System Contractor II as EZ or EI, limited to the specific jurisdiction whose competency card the holder carries.
Thirty free questions, timed, with the working shown
Every miss comes back with the arithmetic worked out and the code section named, so you learn the trap and not just the answer. No account.
All questions here are original. They are not actual exam questions, and no question bank can promise you a pass.
What this page cites
- Florida Electrical Contractors candidate information booklet The booklet marked effective February 2026. Source for the question counts, the time limits, the 75 percent pass mark, the tab rule, the identification rule and the retake rule. Read 5 September 2026. source
- Approved reference list, electrical contractors The list of books allowed in the room, by reference number and edition, with the certification areas each one applies to and the dates future editions take over. Read 5 September 2026. source
- Know Your Scope chart The board's chart setting out what each certified and registered license covers. Read 5 September 2026. source
- Electrical Contractors' Licensing Board home page The board's own page: license types with their prefix letters, the specialty class codes, renewal dates and the continuing education table. Read 5 September 2026. source
- Section 489.513, Florida Statutes Registration, the route for a person holding a local certificate of competency, and the 75 percent alternative where a jurisdiction runs no exam. Read 5 September 2026. source
- Electrical Contractors' Licensing Board FAQ The board's answers on fees, experience paths, insurance and how long a passing score stays good. Read 5 September 2026. source
The 2023 to 2026 section crosswalk maps every section that moved, both directions, $29 once.