(A) No person shall be authorized to operate an alarm system, other than local alarms as defined herein, without first obtaining an alarm user’s permit. Users requiring new installations shall obtain permits within ten days following passage of this chapter.
(B) All applications for a permit shall be made upon forms prescribed by the Lake County Sheriff, which may be obtained at the office of the Lake County Sheriff.
(C) All applications for new permits must contain the updated names of the agent or key-holder.
(1) All applicants, and all manufacturers and companies under contract to maintain receiving alarm equipment within facilities of the county, by their several acts in applying for and in receiving permits to use the facilities, shall be deemed to have agreed that the county shall not be held liable for any alarm failure of service, and shall not be held liable for any consequential damages resulting from that failure. Further, the permit holders, upon receiving their permits, also agree thereby that the county shall not be held liable for any damage that may result from the installation, maintenance, or operation of the alarm system, the installation, maintenance, and operation being the sole responsibility of the alarm holder. Further, all alarm holders, by the act of obtaining issuance of a permit to them, shall be deemed to have agreed to all of the provisions of subsections (C)(2) and (C)(3) hereof.
(2) All applicants, by receiving a permit, agree to indemnify, defend, and save harmless this county, its agents, servants, and employees, and the manufacturers and companies, if any, under contract or agreement to maintain the receiving alarm equipment in the county facilities, from all claims, demands, judgments, liability, costs, and expenses that may arise, in any way, as a result of utilization of the alarm connection to county facilities.
(3) All permit holders agree that the county, the equipment manufacturers and companies under contract to maintain receiving alarm equipment within county facilities, shall not be liable for any costs or expenses of installation, maintenance of leased services, or any other charge or fees for any alarm equipment leased or owned by the applicant.
(D) All applicants at the time of making application for a permit hereunder must certify that they have a system of alarm maintenance available to them on a 24-hour basis, and that an alternative power source is available to prevent false alarms due to any failure of power supplied by a utility company.
(E) The alarm holders permit application form will be reviewed by the Lake County Sheriff to determine whether the form complies with this chapter. If the Lake County Sheriff approves the form, the Lake County Sheriff shall issue a permit.
(1977 Code, § 3:6-3) (Ord. passed 3-11-1986)