(A) A person who is engaged in the business of relaying alarm notifications to the city shall:
(1) Be licensed by the Texas Board of Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies;
(2) Send notification of an alarm to the city by a human operator;
(3) Allow an inspection of the business premises by the Alarm Administrator or Director at any time;
(4) Report alarms only over a special telephone number, or numbers, designated by the Alarm Administrator;
(5) Send alarm notifications to the city in a manner and form determined by the Alarm Administrator;
(6) Attempt to verify every automatic alarm notification before relaying the alarm notification to the city;
(7) Promptly notify the city upon determining that the notification has been cancelled or does not require response by city personnel; and
(8) Maintain all records relating to alarm notifications relayed to the city for a period of at least one year after the date of the alarm notification, and make those records available for inspection by the Alarm Administrator or the Director upon request.
(B) An alarm user shall not knowingly report alarm signals through a relaying intermediary that does not meet the requirements of this chapter and any rules and regulations promulgated by the Alarm Administrator.
(Ord. 2001-19, passed 6-12-01)