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A person who is engaged in the business of relaying alarm notifications to the city shall:
(A) Report alarms only over special trunklines or other communication facilities designated by the city.
(B) Communicate alarm notifications to the city in a manner and form determined by the Chief.
(Ord. passed 6-27-94) Penalty, see § 10.99
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person, natural or corporate, to sell, offer for sale, install, maintain, lease, operate, or assist in the operation of an automatic telephone dialing alarm system over any telephone lines exclusively used by the public to directly request emergency service from the Police Department.
(B) The Chief, when he has knowledge of the unlawful maintenance of an automatic telephone dialing alarm system, installed or operated in violation of division (A) of this section, shall, in writing, order the owner, operator, or lessee to disconnect and cease operation of the system within 72 hours from receipt of the order.
(C) Any automatic telephone dialing system installed unlawfully, as set forth in division (A) of this section prior to the effective date of this chapter, shall be removed within 30 days.
(Ord. passed 6-27-94) Penalty, see § 10.99
(A) The officer responding to a dispatch resulting from a burglary, robbery, panic, or trouble alarm notification shall record such information as necessary to permit the Chief to maintain records, including but not limited to the following information:
(1) Identification of the permit holder.
(2) Identification of the alarm site.
(3) Arrival time and dispatch received time.
(4) Time of day, date.
(5) Weather conditions.
(6) Area and/or sub-area of premise involved.
(7) Name of permit holder's representative on premises.
(8) If any permit holder's representative fails or refuses to respond the names of the individuals contacted shall be noted in the departmental computer in the comment field under the call for service.
(B) The responding police officer shall indicate whether the notification was caused by a criminal offense, an attempted criminal offense, or a false alarm.
(C) In the case of an assumed false alarm (when a permit holder representative fails or refuses to respond) the responding police officer shall leave notice at the alarm site that the Police Department has responded to a false alarm notification. The notice must including the following information:
(1) The date and time of police response to the false alarm notification.
(2) The identification number of the responding police officer.
(3) A statement urging the permit holder to ensure the alarm system is properly operated and maintained in order to avoid service fees.
(Ord. passed 6-27-94)
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