For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ALARM AGENT. Any person who is employed by an alarm business either directly or indirectly, whose duties include selling, maintaining, leasing, servicing, repairing, altering, replacing, moving, or installing on, or in, any building structure, facility, or grounds any alarm system.
ALARM BUSINESS. Any individual partnership, corporation, or other entity who, in addition to selling alarm systems, also leases, maintains, services, repairs, alters, replaces, moves, or installs an alarm system, or causes to be sold, leased, maintained, serviced, repaired, altered, replaced, moved, or installed any alarm system in, or on, any building, structure, facility, or grounds.
ALARM NOTIFICATION. A notification intended to summon a law enforcement agency, which is designed either to be initiated purposely by a person, or by an alarm system that responds to an unlawful entry, attempted entry, or any other unauthorized intrusion.
ALARM SITE. A single premises or location served by an alarm system.
ALARM SYSTEM.
(1) Any device used for the detection of an unauthorized entry, or attempted entry, into a building, structure, facility, or grounds, or for alerting others on the commission of an unlawful act within a building, structure, facility, or grounds which, when activated, causes notification to be made directly, or indirectly, to a law enforcement agency.
(2) For the purpose of this subchapter, the following shall be considered exempt:
(a) An alarm installed on a motor vehicle;
(b) An alarm installed upon premises occupied by the United States, the state, or any political subdivision thereof;
(c) An alarm which signals or alerts only the occupants of the premises protected by the alarm system;
(d) An alarm occurring during electrical storms, hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, or other acts of nature; and
(e) Circumstances not reasonably under the control of the alarm user, installer, or maintainer (the responsibility to show causation is that of the user, installer, or maintainer).
AUTOMATIC DIALING DEVICE. Any device that is designed, or intended, to automatically dial, via telephone lines, any law enforcement agency and report an emergency, such as a burglary or hold up.
FALSE ALARM NOTIFICATION. Any alarm notification, whether direct or indirect, to a law enforcement agency, when the responding officer finds no evidence of a criminal offense or attempted offense.
PANIC ALARM. Any device that is designed or intended to be manually activated by a person, whether in a business or automobile, who has encountered an actual, or perceived, emergency situation.
REMOTE ALARM REPORTER. Any device that is designed, or intended, to provide an audible (bell tone, siren, and the like) response in the event of a burglary/hold up alarm, to a remote site such as the County Communications Center.
(Ord. 2017-08, passed 3-28-2017)