§ 95.10 RULES AND REGULATIONS.

   (A)   The rules and regulations prescribed by the Chief of Police will be published and made available at the Police Department and/or City Hall.

   (B)   The Chief of Police may prescribe any of the following:

      (1)   Minimum standards for the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of police alarm systems;

      (2)   Specific provisions relating to testing procedures; and

      (3)   Specific provisions relating to the skill and competency of the applicant to be a permittee.

The Chief of Police is authorized to inspect or cause to be inspected, the premises whereon the alarm system is located. The Chief of Police shall have the power to make and enforce such reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary in the discretion of the Chief of Police to implement the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. 114, passed 3-8-04)

§ 95.11 AUTOMATIC DIALING DEVICES - INTERCONNECTING TO PRIMARY TRUNK LINES.

   (A)   No automatic dialing devices shall be interconnected to a primary trunk line after the effective date of this chapter.

   (B)   Within 90 days after the effective date of this chapter, all automatic dialing devices interconnected to a primary trunk line shall be disconnected therefrom. The alarm user of such device shall be responsible for having the device disconnected within the 90 day time period prescribed herein.

   (C)   Hearing impaired persons, verified by a physicians order, shall be exempt from the provisions of this section and may use direct dial, recorded message alarms.

(Ord. 114, passed 3-8-04)

§ 95.12 AUTOMATIC DIALING DEVICES - INTERMEDIARY SERVICES.

   (A)   Persons owning or leasing an automatic dialing device may have the device interconnected to a telephone line transmitting directly to:

      (1)   A central station;

      (2)   A modified central station; or

      (3)   A licensed answering service.

   (B)   The relaying of messages by intermediary services to the Sheriff's Department may be made over a special trunk line, at the discretion of the Chief of Police.

   (C)   This section shall apply only to those automatic dialing services interconnected to the Communications Center of the Sheriff's Department.

(Ord. 114, passed 3-8-04)

§ 95.13 POSSESSION, DISPLAY, AND SURRENDER OF PERMITS.

   The alarm business permit and alarm user permit must be conspicuously displayed at the alarm location, and shall be displayed upon request by any police officer. Any permit hereunder shall be surrendered to the Chief of Police upon suspension or revocation.

(Ord. 114, passed 3-8-04)

§ 95.14 PROHIBITIONS.

   (A)   It shall be unlawful for anyone to activate any alarm system for the purpose of summoning police, except in the event of what is reasonably believed to be an unlawful act and/or unauthorized entry on premises. Whenever a police alarm system has been designed and commonly understood to alert others of the commission of a particular crime, it shall be unlawful for anyone to activate such police alarm for the purpose of summoning police, except in the event of what is reasonably believed to be such particular crime.

   (B)   It shall be unlawful to install or use an alarm system which, upon activation, emits a sound similar to sirens in use on emergency vehicles or for civil defense.

(Ord. 114, passed 3-8-04)

§ 95.15 RESPONSIBILITY.

   Except for false alarms occurring in the first 30 days of operation of a new alarm system, the alarm user and alarm business shall be subject to the requirements and penalties provided herein for false alarms occurring in the user's alarm system.

(Ord. 114, passed 3-8-04)