Learn about the licensing and regulations that apply to home technology work in your state.

• CEDIA Licensing and Regulatory Reference Directory (member benefit): This directory provides a summary of applicable licensing and regulations in the U.S. and Canada. Browse the directory here.
• Statutory Research Documents (member benefit): Through CEDIA vendor MultiState Associates Inc., browse in-depth details on applicable licensing and regulations in the U.S. and Canada. View the documents here.

• Legislative Tracking: Through CEDIA vendor MultiState Associates Inc., browse in-depth details on the proposed industry-related legislation CEDIA is tracking. Browse the legislation here.

Through CEDIA vendor MultiState Associates, Inc. the Lobbying Compliance Guide provides a resource on states and major municipalities requirements for lobbying compliance.

• State Licensing: The technology-based skills needed to work on residential electronic systems have become more specialized. CEDIA works to ensure fair and equitable licensing is implemented and properly represents the scope of work of home technology professionals.  
• Security/Home Automation Licensing: Many CEDIA members are home technology professionals with bona fide qualifications and experience with home automation systems. With technology converging, security systems now have home automation capabilities. CEDIA works to ensure its members are not required to meet the additional security licensing requirements for all the work a home technology professional does – not just the work related to security systems.

• North American Industry Classification System (NAICS): The  NAICS is the standard used by the federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. business economy. NAICS has replaced the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system.