(a) No person shall engage in the business of an alarm system contractor or alarm system agent, or become an agency furnishing those services, notwithstanding the name or title used in describing the agency and notwithstanding that other functions and services may also be performed for fee, hire or reward, nor shall any person advertise such business, without having first obtained a license to do so as provided in Public Act 330 of 1968, as amended, being MCL 338.1051 et seq., for each bureau, agency, sub-agency, office and branch office owned, conducted, managed or maintained for the conduct of that business, or, in the case of required fire alarm systems and required fire suppression systems, without first having secured certification pursuant to Public Act 407 of 2016, as amended, being MCL 339.5101 et seq., and rules promulgated by the State Fire Safety Board.
(b) No person shall sell, operate, adjust, arrange for or contract to provide a device which, upon activation, either mechanically, electronically or by other means, initiates the automatic calling or dialing of, or makes a connection directly to, an alarm monitoring company for the purpose of delivering a recorded message, without first registering with and receiving the written authorization of the Police Department or the Fire Department. In addition to other information deemed necessary by the Police Department, the Fire Department or the City Attorney's Office to implement this chapter, each applicant shall furnish their name, their agent’s name and their agent’s residence and business address, telephone number(s), and email address on forms furnished by the Police Department or the Fire Department. No person shall provide inaccurate information on the registration form, fail to provide the information required by this chapter, fail to notify the Police Department or the Fire Department of any change in registration information within forty-eight hours of the change or fail to pay a connection fee as provided in Section 802.24
. Such connection fee shall be payable within thirty days after the effective date of this amended chapter (Ordinance 06-2023, passed June 6, 2023) by any person presently maintaining such a connection. A fire alarm shall not be connected to an alarm monitoring company until the connection fee is paid.
(Ord. 13-85. Passed 7-16-85; Ord. 06-2023. Passed 6-6-23.)
(c) In addition to the fees required under this chapter, an alarm user or alarm system contractor shall be responsible for securing any additional permits as may be required by City ordinances. (Ord. 14-87. Passed 10-13-87.)