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§ 117.01 ERRONEOUS ACTIVATION OF SECURITY ALARMS, FEE; DISCONNECTION.
   (A)   No person or company that owns or controls a premises location within the city shall permit a security alarm system or fire alarm system to be erroneously activated on or at said premises.
   (B)   For each erroneous activation of security alarm systems or fire alarm systems located within the city, except for the first three erroneous activations in each calendar year, the person or company that owns or controls a premises upon which is located a security alarm system or fire alarm system, shall be charged and assessed a fee of $250 for each erroneous activation of the security alarm system or fire alarm system.
   (C)   The Chiefs of Police shall maintain a record of all erroneous activations or false alarms and certify copies thereof to the City Clerk-Treasurer each month. The City Clerk-Treasurer shall thereupon send a bill for the appropriate charges to the person or company who controls the premises upon which the security alarm system or fire alarm system is located.
(1992 Code, § 117.01) (Ord. 22-88, passed 9-22-1988; Ord. 11-90, passed 4-26-1990) Penalty, see § 117.99
BURGLAR ALARMS AND ALARM SYSTEMS REGULATIONS
§ 117.15 POLICY.
   The City Council hereby finds that the regulation of the sale and installation of alarm systems and the control of false alarms is necessary to promote the health, welfare and safety of the people in that the sale and installation of substandard alarm equipment and false alarms arising therefrom constitute a hazard to the safety of peace officers and the public in general. False burglary and robbery alarms enhance the dangers of automobile collisions en route to burglary or robbery alarms, substantially increase peace officer hours costs and divert police resources from regularly assigned duties.
(1992 Code, § 117.15)
§ 117.16 DEFINITIONS.
   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, either directly or indirectly, by an alarm business whose duties include any of the following: selling, maintaining, leasing, servicing, repairing, altering, replacing, removing or installing on any building, place or premises, any alarm system.
   ALARM BUSINESS. Any person engaged in selling, leasing, maintaining, servicing, repairing, altering, replacing, removing or installing any alarm system or causing to be sold, maintained, serviced, repaired, altered, replaced, removed or installed an alarm system in or on any building, place or premises.
   ALARM SYSTEM. Any assembly of equipment, mechanical or electrical, arranged to signal the occurrence of an illegal entry or other activity requiring urgent attention and to which the Police Department or Fire Department is expected to respond.
   AUDIBLE ALARM. A device designed for the detection of unauthorized entry on premises and when actuated, generates an audible sound on the premises.
   EXCESSIVE FALSE ALARMS.
      (1)   Two or more alarms in any 30-day period; and
      (2)   Trouble status alarms shall not be counted in determining excessive false alarms.
   FALSE ALARM. An alarm signal necessitating response by the Police Department where an emergency situation does not exist.
   PERSON. Any individual, partnership, corporation or other entity.
   PROPRIETOR ALARM. An alarm which is not serviced by an alarm business.
   SUBSCRIBER. A person contracting with an alarm business for the leasing, servicing or maintaining of an alarm system.
   TROUBLE STATUS ALARM. An alarm signal arising from the interruption of a telephone at a point between the protected location and the police or central receiving station.
(1992 Code, § 117.16)
§ 117.17 PERMIT REQUIRED; FEE; EXEMPTIONS.
   (A)   Permit required. A permit shall be required for each alarm business and alarm agent.
   (B)   Exemptions. The provisions of this subchapter are not applicable to audible alarms affixed to automobiles, boats, boat trailers, house trailers and recreational vehicles.
   (C)   Permit fee. A permit fee of $50 shall be paid to the Chief of Police and transferred to the City Clerk-Treasurer to be placed in the General Fund.
(1992 Code, § 117.17) Penalty, see § 117.99
§ 117.18 PERMIT APPLICATION; ISSUANCE AND APPEAL.
   (A)   The issuing authority shall be the Chief of Police.
   (B)   Applications for all permits required under this chapter shall be filed with the Chief of Police. The Chief of Police shall prescribe the form of the application and request such information as is necessary to evaluate and act upon the permit application.
   (C)   The Chief of Police shall conduct an investigation of the applicant to determine his or her character, reputation and moral integrity; provided further, the Chief of Police, at his or her discretion, may dispense with the investigation upon being furnished with an authenticated copy of a current permit issued by another governmental agency. The permit shall be denied if the character, reputation or moral integrity of the applicant is determined to be inimical to the safety or general welfare of the community, or if the applicant falsifies any information in the permit application.
(1992 Code, § 117.18)
§ 117.19 PERMITS TO BE IN POSSESSION OF ALARM AGENTS.
   Every person engaged in the business of selling, repairing, servicing, altering, replacing, removing or installing a burglar alarm system shall carry on his or her person at all times while so engaged, a valid alarm agent permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter and shall display such permit to any police officer upon request.
(1992 Code, § 117.19) Penalty, see § 117.99
§ 117.20 SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF PERMITS; SUSPENSION OF POLICE RESPONSE.
   (A)   Hearing. Before a permit issued pursuant to this subchapter may be suspended or revoked, or a police alarm response suspended or revoked, a hearing must be held before the Chief of Police. Notice setting forth the time, place and nature of the hearing shall be sent by mail to the permittee at the address shown on the permit application seven days prior to said hearing.
   (B)   Grounds for suspension or revocation; suspension of police responses. The Chief of Police may suspend or revoke a permit on the following grounds:
      (1)   The violation of any of the provisions of this subchapter or failure to comply with same;
      (2)   Where the character, reputation or moral integrity of the permit holder or his or her employees is determined to be inimical to the public safety or general welfare of the community, such a determination shall include consideration of any conviction of, or release from a penal institution after serving a sentence for a felony or misdemeanor involving robbery, burglary, theft, embezzlement, dishonesty, fraud or the buying or receiving of stolen property within the past five years, or if any information in the permit application has been falsified;
      (3)   Selling or installing any alarm system or component that is not approved equipment as defined in §§ 117.19, 117.21 and 117.22;
      (4)   Violation of any rules and regulations adopted pursuant to §§ 117.19, 117.21 and 117.22;
      (5)   Representing any burglar alarm equipment, component, system or device as Underwriters Laboratory, Inc. listed as approved equipment as defined in §§ 117.19, 117.21 and 117.22 when such is not the case at the time of representation; and
      (6)   Suspension of police alarm response. Police response to any alarm may be suspended or revoked in the event that excessive false alarms occur as defined in § 117.16, or in the event that it is determined that an armed robbery alarm was intentionally activated by the subscriber when, in fact, an armed robbery was not taking place, or in the event that the burglary or robbery alarms fail to meet the alarm standards of §§ 117.19, 117.21 and 117.22.
(1992 Code, § 117.20)
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