The following words, phrases and terms, as used in this chapter, shall be construed to have the meanings herein ascribed thereto:
ALARM AGENT: Any person employed by, working for, representing, or subcontracted by an alarm company.
ALARM COMPANY: A person in the business of selling, providing, maintaining, servicing, repairing, altering, replacing, moving or installing an alarm system in an alarm site. This definition shall also include individuals or firms that install and service alarm systems that will be used in their private or proprietary facilities. This does not include persons doing installation or repair work where such work is performed without compensation of any kind.
ALARM SYSTEM: Any assembly of equipment, mechanical or electrical, arranged to signal the occurrence of any actual or attempted burglary or robbery to which the police are expected to respond.
ALARM USER: A person(s) in control of an alarmed premises where an alarm system is located.
ALARMED PREMISES: Any building, structure, or facility where an alarm system is installed to signal the occurrence of any actual or attempted entry or entry to which the police are expected to respond.
AUDIBLE ALARM: An alarm system or device that generates an audible sound.
AUTOMATIC DIALING DIGITAL ALARM COMMUNICATOR SYSTEM: A system in which signals are transmitted from a digital alarm communicator transmitter located at an alarmed premises through the public switched telephone network to a digital alarm communicator receiver at a central alarm station or the Kane County communications center.
AUTOMATIC DIALING TELEPHONE ALARM: A device that automatically dials any of the Kane County communications center emergency telephone lines, without human activation of the device by the alarm user or employees of the alarm user, upon detection of an unauthorized entry or other unauthorized activity at an alarmed premises.
CENTRAL ALARM STATION: A system in which the operation of electrical protection circuits and devices are signaled automatically to, recorded at, or maintained and serviced from a place of business having trained alarm operators in attendance at all times.
CHIEF OF POLICE: The chief of police of the village of Campton Hills, or his designee.
FALSE ALARM: An alarm dispatch request to a law enforcement agency, when the responding law enforcement officer finds no evidence of a criminal offense or attempted criminal offense after having completed a timely investigation of the alarm site. Severe weather, power outages, transmission line malfunctions, acts of God, malicious acts of persons not under the control of the alarm user, or any other cause clearly beyond the control of the alarm user will be considered in determining if a fine, warning or other punitive action will be taken against the alarm user as provided by this chapter.
NOTICE: Written notice given by personal service upon the addressee, or given by the United States postal service, postage paid, to the addressee's last known mailing address.
PERMITTEE: Any person to whom a valid alarm permit has been given by the village.
PERSON: A natural person, or a firm, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, organization, company, or other entity.
PRERECORDED TELEPHONE MESSAGE: A prerecorded voice message transmitted or received over a telephone line.
VILLAGE: The village of Campton Hills.
VILLAGE PRESIDENT: The president of the village, or his designee. (2013 Code § 3-3-2)