(A) Individual users. No person shall cause an alarm system to be installed, connected, operated or maintained upon any property within the city without first obtaining an alarm permit. Said permit shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Any person who causes an alarm system to be installed, connected, operated or maintained without first obtaining a permit as required by this section is guilty of an infraction as provided in § 3-10.99 of this chapter.
(B) Alarm companies - installation or connection. No alarm company shall install or connect any alarm system upon any property located within the city without first performing one of the following acts, whichever is most feasible:
(1) Obtaining a copy of the alarm system permit from the alarm user or the Chief of Police;
(2) Obtaining a copy of the alarm permit fee receipt from the alarm user or Chief of Police;
(3) Notifying the Chief of Police by declaration under penalty of perjury that the permit application and the appropriate fees have been personally delivered or mailed to the Chief of Police. The declaration under penalty of perjury shall be signed by an authorized agent of the alarm company; or
(4) Obtaining from the alarm user an executed declaration under penalty of perjury that said user has previously personally delivered or mailed the permit application and the appropriate fee to the Chief of Police. The declaration under penalty of perjury shall be witnessed and signed by an authorized agent of the alarm company. This declaration shall be personally delivered or mailed to the Chief of Police by the alarm company.
(C) Proof of compliance required. One of the declarations referenced above shall be personally delivered or mailed to the Chief of Police within 72 hours of the date of installing or connecting an alarm system. An alarm company who installs or connects an alarm system without complying with this section is guilty of an infraction as provided in § 3-10.99 of this chapter.
(D) Unauthorized installation or service. An alarm company may install, connect or maintain an alarm system only after it has established that the intended user has a valid permit or has complied with the provisions of this chapter for the issuance of a permit. If the Chief of Police notifies an alarm company of a denial, non-renewal, suspension, revocation or of other conduct rendering it illegal for the intended user to operate the alarm, the alarm company shall discontinue service to that alarm system within 20 days of such notification. The alarm company shall immediately notify the Chief of Police in writing that the company has complied with this section. Any alarm company that fails to comply with this section is guilty of an infraction as provided in § 3-10.99 of this chapter.
(Ord. 761 C.S., passed 10-15-03) Penalty, see § 3-10.99