For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ACTS OF GOD. An unusual, extraordinary, sudden or unexpected display of the forces of nature against which the science and the skill of mankind are of no avail.
ALARM MONITORING AGENCY. Any corporation, partnership, unincorporated entity or individual who monitors an alarm system existing in the town on behalf of an alarm system user with the purpose of transmitting information to the Town Marshal, Fire Department, or other town personnel regarding the presence of a hazard requiring urgent attention, to which the Town Marshal, Volunteer Fire Department, or other town personnel are expected to respond.
ALARM SYSTEM. Any assembly of equipment, mechanical or electrical, arranged to signal the occurrence of an illegal entry or other activity or condition requiring urgent attention and to which the law enforcement and/or Fire Department are directly or indirectly (through an alarm monitoring agency) expected to respond. This definition does not include audible alarms fixed to automobiles or other motor vehicles.
ALARM SYSTEM USERS. Any corporation, partnership, unincorporated entity, or individual, whether owner, occupant, or tenant, upon whose premises or property an alarm system is maintained or operated within the town, except for an alarm system on motor vehicles; if, however, the alarm system on a motor vehicle is connected with an alarm system on premises, the person using the system is an alarm user.
FALSE ALARMS. Any meritless signal received by the town or the Town Marshal or Town Volunteer Fire Department from an alarm monitoring agency to which the Town Marshal, Volunteer Fire Department, or other town personnel are expected to respond, except signals that are caused by criminal activity or acts of God or circumstances not controlled by an alarm company or user.
TOWN. The Town of New Carlisle, St. Joseph County, Indiana.
(Ord. 1059, passed 12-19-2000)