So a customer e-mails me a copy of a letter that he got from our local county office. He had an alarm installed at his house (ADT) and he was required to get a permit from a division of the county sheriff's office (because in NYS there is a fee for EVERYTHING). Local law requires that anyone with an alarm have a 4"x6" (red rowmark) plaque with their permit number displayed on their house.
So the letter from the county provided the names and telephone numbers of local engravers that could make this plaque "for approximately $10". Of course I wasn't one of the six local engravers listed, but a quick phone call fixed that.
In the week since I got my name added to the list, I have made three plaques for local homeowners. And the set up is easy and I only had to change one or two numbers on each plaque since the county is nice enough to issue the permit numbers in sequential order.
So my point is, you should find out if your county issues alarm permits and if they require plaques......and then find out if they also send out a letter with engravers names/numbers and then make sure you are one of them.
Oh......and no, I do NOT sell the plaques for $10!