(A) An alarm user, whether at a business or residence, shall be responsible for:
(1) Complying with all permit and other requirements specified in other sections of the Albuquerque Alarm System Ordinance, as well as other applicable City Ordinances and state and federal laws;
(2) Instructing all persons who are authorized to place the device or system into operation in the appropriate method of operation, advising them of the provisions of this Ordinance, and emphasizing the importance of avoiding false alarms. The absence of instruction does not provide a defense to any person or entity;
(3) Maintaining the alarm site and the alarm system in a manner that will reasonably eliminate false alarms;
(4) Responding or causing a representative to respond within 30 minutes when requested by city officials to provide access to an alarm site where an alarm signal is being emitted, to deactivate a malfunctioning alarm system or to provide alternative security for the alarm site;
(5) Providing that no person shall manually activate an alarm for any reason other than the emergency that the alarm system is intended to report other than testing pursuant to § 9-3-12;
(6) Notifying the alarm system monitoring business prior to activation of an alarm for maintenance, test or instruction purposes;
(7) Adjusting the mechanism or causing the mechanism to be adjusted so that an intrusion alarm signal audible on the exterior of an alarm site will sound for no longer than fifteen minutes after being activated, but may be reactivated by a reset. Alarm systems installed prior to five days after the effective date of this Ordinance shall be exempt from this provision; and
(8) Paying all fees and fines under this Ordinance within 90 days of the date assessed.
(B) An alarm user shall not use an automatic voice dialer.
(Ord. 8-2003)