For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ALARM AGENT. A person who is employed or hired by an alarm business, either directly or indirectly, and whose duties include leasing, maintaining, monitoring, servicing, repairing, altering, replacing, moving, installing or responding to any alarm system on or in any building, structure, facility or premises.
ALARM BUSINESS. Any business of any person who leases, maintains, monitors, services, repairs, alters, replaces, moves, installs or responds to, or causes to be leased, maintained, monitored, serviced, repaired, altered, replaced, moved, installed or responded to any alarm system in or on any building, structure, facility or premises.
ALARM SYSTEM. Any device, silent or audible, which is designed to be actuated manually or automatically upon the detection of an unauthorized entry, intrusion, fire or other emergency in or on any building, structure, facility or premises, which, when activated, leads to notifications being made directly or indirectly to the Public Safety Communications Center or to any agency for which the Public Safety Communications Center serves as a dispatcher. The term ALARM SYSTEM does not include any of the following:
(1) An
ALARM SYSTEM installed on a motor vehicle. However, such an ALARM SYSTEM is required to comply with the requirements contained in § 111.15;
(2) A medical
ALARM SYSTEM; or
(3) An
ALARM SYSTEM installed upon premises occupied by the United States, the state or any political subdivision of the United States or the state.
AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE DISABLING DEVICE. Any device connected to an alarm system which, when activated, automatically dials a predetermined telephone number and sends a prerecorded message or coded signal.
DIRECTOR. The Director of the County Public Safety Communications Systems District.
KNOX-BOX TYPE SYSTEM. An alarm system that as a standard feature provides a fire proof safe that is installed outside of a building, structure or other facility and which permits the responding agency to have access to the fire proof safe that contains information about the facility, its contents and the alarm system.
LICENSE HOLDER. The person to whom an alarm business license is issued.
PERSON. Individuals, firms, corporations, associations, partnerships, consortiums, joint ventures, trusts, estates and any other legal entity, group or organization.
PERMIT HOLDER. The person to whom an alarm system permit is issued.
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER. The Communications Center of the County Public Safety Communications System District.
(Prior Code, § 36-8-2-3) (Ord. 91-253, passed 3-18-1991, 91 COM REC 252–265)