(A) Entrance/exit device. All police alarm installations incorporating an entrance/exit device must permit a delay of 30 seconds minimum before actual activation of the system.
(B) Digital communicator. All alarm systems that use a digital communicator to contact the alarm receiving equipment at the Police Department must call the telephone number designated by the Police Department.
(C) Local alarms. Local alarms shall not resemble the sound of any emergency signal or civil defense alarm or siren. All local alarms shall have the capacity to reset themselves after 15 minutes.
(D) Instructions. Every alarm business selling, leasing or furnishing any user with an alarm system which is installed on premises located within the city shall furnish the user with instructions, either printed or written, that provide information to enable the user to operate the alarm system properly and to obtain service for the alarm system at any time.
(E) Panic alarm buttons. Panic alarm buttons are to be used only to send a manually-activated alarm to signal an actual or attempted assault, an actual or attempted robbery, an actual or attempted burglary, a medical emergency or a fire to the Police Department. The signal must comply with the following.
(1) (a) The activation of a panic alarm is intended to signal the Police Department of an emergency situation.
(b) Therefore, through the use of a device of this nature, the user grants the right to conduct any lawful investigation deemed necessary to investigate and verify the authenticity of the alarm.
(2) It shall be deemed a violation of this chapter if a panic alarm is activated for anything other than that specified above.
(F) Application of section. Provisions outlined in divisions (B), (C) and (E) above are in addition to the provision of § 97.035, which is applicable to all alarm users, alarm businesses and alarm systems.
(G) Compliance by political subdivisions. All political subdivisions shall be required to comply with all sections of this chapter, except that they shall be exempt from paying any initial or renewal permit fees.
(Prior Code, § 11.06.22) Penalty, see § 97.999