(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to activate any “hold-up”, “robbery alarm”, or medical emergency for any reason other than to warn of an actual robbery, or medical emergency, or to activate any burglar alarm for any reason other than to warn of an unauthorized entry into an alarm protected premises. This division shall not apply to the testing of alarm systems when the Police Department has been given advance notice of such testing.
(B) No person or business who (which) purchases, leases or rents an audible alarm system, device or service shall allow said alarm to sound in excess of 15 minutes. After an alarm has been audible for a continuous period of four hours, the town may disconnect or muffle the alarm.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any alarm business to report false information to the Police Department in connection with the reporting of an alarm or false alarm. For purposes of this division, “false information” shall mean any information which is in fact incorrect, when the correct information is or has been supplied to and placed in the business records of that alarm business, and which relates to the address of the premises of the alarm subscriber to which the police are directed, or to the alarm subscriber or other persons residing on such premises, or to the type of alarm which is being reported at the premises, such as silent, hold-up, panic, fire, medical emergency or other specific type of alarm.
(D) Acts declared unlawful by the subchapter shall be punishable by a maximum fine of $2,500 plus surcharges and by up to six months in jail, or both.
(Ord. 456-07, passed 9-4-2007)