(a) Duties of alarm user. An alarm user shall:
(1) maintain the alarm site and the alarm system in a manner that minimizes or eliminates false alarms;
(2) take reasonable measures to ensure a response to the alarm site by the alarm user or a designee within 30 minutes after notification by the Police Department to deactivate a malfunctioning alarm system, to provide access to the alarm site, or to provide security for the alarm site;
(3) maintain at each alarm site a set of written operating instructions for each alarm system that includes guidelines for avoidance of false alarms; and
(4) adjust the components of the alarm system so that an alarm signal audible on the exterior of an alarm site will not sound for longer than 15 minutes after being activated.
(b) Prohibition. An alarm user shall not manually activate an alarm system for any reason other than the occurrence of an event that the alarm system was intended to report.
(Bill No. 41-09)