For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ALARM SYSTEM. Any device, silent or audible, which is designed to be actuate activated manually or automatically upon the detection of an unauthorized entry, intrusion, fire, or other emergency, in or on any building, structure, facility, or premises, which when activated leads to notifications being made directly or indirectly to the Public Safety Communications Center or to any agency for which the Public Safety Communications Center serves as dispatcher. ALARM SYSTEM shall not include:
(1) An alarm system installed on a motor vehicle; provided, however, that this system shall be required to comply with the requirements contained in § 90.03 below;
(2) A medical alarm system; or
(3) An alarm system installed upon premises occupied by the United States, the State of Indiana, or any political subdivision thereof.
AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE DIALING DEVICE. Any device connected to an alarm system which when activated automatically dials a predetermined telephone number and sends a prerecorded message or coded signal.
FALSE ALARM. Any signal request or similar event, the purpose of which is to summon Police or Fire Department assistance, but which is not in response to an actual or threatened emergency or criminal activity. FALSE ALARMS include any communication, either directly or indirectly, to the Police or Fire Department, by a central station, intermediary, or signal device, which is in response to a signal or warning issued intentionally or accidentally; negligently or accidentally activated signals; signals which are the result of faulty, malfunctioning, or improperly installed or maintained equipment; and signals which are purposely, but improperly, activated to alert or summon the Police or Fire Department. FALSE ALARMS shall not include signals activated by unusually severe weather conditions or other natural causes.
KNOX-BOX TYPE SYSTEM. An alarm system that as a standard feature provides a fire-proof safe that is installed outside of a building, structure, or other facility and which permits the responding agency to have access to the fire-proof safe, which contains information about the facility, its contents, and the alarm system.
PERSON. An individual, firm, corporation, association, partnership, consortium, joint venture, trust, estate, or any other legal entity, group, or organization.
(Ord. 96-19, passed 12-2-96)