For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ALARM AGENT. Any person who is employed by an alarm business either directly or indirectly, whose duties include selling, maintaining, leasing, servicing, repairing, altering, replacing, moving or installing on or in any building, structure, facility or grounds any alarm system.
ALARM BUSINESS. Any individual, partnership, corporation or other entity who in addition to selling alarm systems, also leases, maintains, services, repairs, alters, replaces, moves or installs any alarm system or causes to be sold, leased, maintained, serviced, repaired, altered, replaced, moved or installed any alarm system in or on any building structure, facility or grounds.
ALARM NOTIFICATION. A notification intended to summon the Police or Fire Departments which is designed either to be initiated purposely by a person or by an alarm system that responds to an unlawful entry, attempted entry or any other unauthorized intrusion.
ALARM SITE. A single premises or location served by an alarm system.
ALARM SYSTEM.
(1) Any device used for the detection of an unauthorized entry or attempted entry into a building, structure, facility or grounds, or for alerting others of the commission of an unlawful act within a building, structure, facility or grounds, which when activated causes notification to be made directly or indirectly to the Town Police or Fire Departments.
(2) For the purpose of this chapter, an ALARM SYSTEM shall be considered exempt:
(a) An alarm installed on a motor vehicle;
(b) An alarm installed upon premises occupied by the United States, the state or any political subdivision thereof;
(c) An alarm that signals or alerts only the occupants of the premises protected by the alarm system;
(d) An alarm occurring during electrical storms, tornados, blizzards or other acts of nature; and
(e) Circumstances not reasonably under the controls of the alarm user, installer or maintainer (the responsibility to show causation is that of the user, installer or maintainer).
AUTOMATIC DIALING DEVICE. Any device that is designed or intended to automatically dial, via telephone lines, the Police and Fire Department to report an emergency such as a burglary or holdup.
FALSE ALARM NOTIFICATION. Any alarm notification, whether direct or indirect, to the Town Police and Fire Communication Center, when the responding officer finds no evidence of a criminal offense or attempted offense or emergency.
PANIC ALARM. Any device that is designed to be manually activated by a person, whether in a business, residence or automobile, that has encountered an actual or perceived emergency situation.
REMOTE ALARM REPORTER. Any device that is designed or intended to provide an audible (bell, tone, siren and the like) response, in the event of a burglar/holdup alarm, to a remote site such as the Town Police and Fire Communication Center.
(Ord. 5-2001, passed - -2001)