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11-2.3   Updating Information.
   Every central station operating company and every security alarm user whose security alarm system is not connected to a central station operating company shall be responsible for updating the information herein required to be provided to the Commissioner. If the information provided changes, said central station operating company or security alarm user shall provide the Commissioner with the updated information. If such a central station operating company or security alarm user fails to comply with this Subsection, the Commissioner may assess a fine of $50.
(CBC 1985 11-2.3; Ord. 1992 c. 11 § 1)
11-2.4   False Alarm Assessment Schedule.
   (A)   Any security alarm user whose security alarm system transmits to the Boston Police Department more than two false alarms in a calendar year, whether through a central station operating company or directly, shall be assessed a fine pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 40, Section 21 for the third and any subsequent false alarm according to the following schedule:
      (1)   Third false alarm: $50;
      (2)   Fourth false alarm: $100; and
      (3)   Fifth false alarm: $200.
   (B)   For the sixth and any subsequent false alarm, the fine shall be $200 per violation, each day after any such false alarm to be considered a new violation. A security alarm user shall be assessed said $200 per day until he or she can demonstrate to the Commissioner that the causes of the false alarms have been remedied.
(CBC 1985 11-2.4; Ord. 1992 c. 11 § 1)
11-2.5   Municipal Charges Lien.
   If a fine assessed for a false alarm pursuant to Subsection 11-2.4 hereof has not been paid by the due date, the Commissioner shall impose a lien on the real property where such false alarm occurred pursuant to the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 40, Section 58 and shall notify the security alarm user in writing of such lien. The provisions of this Subsection shall apply to fines that remain unpaid or that become due and payable on or after the effective date of this Section.
(CBC 1985 11-2.5; Ord. 1992 c. 11 § 1)
11-2.6   Restrictions on Tape Dialers and Automatic Telephone Devices.
   Ninety days after the passage of this Section, no security alarm system shall be equipped with a tape dialer or similar automatic telephone device which will transmit an alarm signal to the 911 emergency system or any telephone lines of the Boston Police Department. If a security alarm user fails to comply with this Subsection, the Commissioner may assess a fine of $50.
(CBC 1985 11-2.6; Ord. 1992 c. 11 § 1)
11-2.7   Testing Equipment.
   All security alarm users must notify the Commissioner in advance of any testing of equipment. Failure to notify the Commissioner in advance of a testing of equipment shall constitute a false alarm and be subject to the assessment schedule contained herein in Subsection 11-2.5.
(CBC 1985 11-2.7; Ord. 1992 c. 11 § 1)
11-2.8   Audible Bell or Horn.
   All security alarm systems which use an audible bell or horn shall be equipped with an automatic shut-off device which will deactivate the security alarm system within ten minutes of its sounding. All security alarm users with an audible bell or horn shall install and maintain such automatic shut-off device within 90 days of the effective date of this Section if not already so equipped.
(CBC 1985 11-2.8; Ord. 1992 c. 11 § 1)
11-2.9   Appeal Procedures.
   Every central station operating company or security alarm user who is aggrieved by an action taken by the Commissioner under this Section may file an appeal to a panel composed of the Commissioner, the Boston Public Works Commissioner, and the Boston Transportation Commissioner, or their designees. Such appeal must be in writing and must be received by the Commissioner within ten days after the aggrieved person has been sent notice of such action. After notice to such owner, the panel shall hold a hearing, after which it shall issue a decision in which it affirms, annuls or modifies the action taken by the Commissioner, giving its reasons therefor. The Commissioner shall send his or her decision to the aggrieved person within ten days after the hearing. The decision of the panel shall be a final administrative decision. The aggrieved person shall have 30 days from the date of the written decision to seek judicial review in a court of competent jurisdiction.
(CBC 1985 11-2.9; Ord. 1992 c. 11 § 1)
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