(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), each separate office location of a registered firm, other than the location identified on the firm's registration certificate, must have a branch office registration certificate issued by the department.
(b) Before issuing a branch office registration certificate, the department must determine that the branch office location is part of a registered firm.
(c) A registered firm that is engaged in the business of planning, certifying, leasing, selling, servicing, installing, monitoring, or maintaining exclusively single station devices is not required to apply for or obtain a branch office registration certificate for a separate office or location of the firm.