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*Note—Amended by Ord. No. 9970 (N.S.), effective 3-12-09, as Chapter 5, SECURITY ALARM SYSTEMS. (Provisions previously codified at § 310.101 et seq.)
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The purpose of this chapter is to regulate security alarm systems in the unincorporated area of the County. False alarms waste law enforcement resources because law enforcement officers responding to false alarms are not available to respond to other service calls. False alarms also waste tax dollars. The regulations in this chapter are intended to reduce the number of false alarms and promote the public health and safety of the residents of the County.
(Amended by Ord. No. 9970 (N.S.), effective 3-12-09)
The following definitions shall apply to this chapter:
(a) "Alarm system" means any device which when activated, emits a signal or message to which the Sheriff is expected to respond that indicates there has been an unauthorized entry on property or the commission of an unlawful act. An "alarm system" also includes a device which emits a signal within a protected property only and is supervised by the proprietor of the property.
(b) "Alarm agent" has the same meaning as the term "alarm agent" in Business and Professions Code section 7590.1(o).
(c) "Alarm company operator" has the same meaning as the term "alarm company operator" in Business and Professions Code section 7590.2.
(d) "Alarm user" means any person who owns, leases, rents, uses or makes available for use by the user's agents, employees, representatives or immediate family an alarm system in the unincorporated area of the County.
(e) "Audible alarm" means a device designed to emit an audible sound outside of protected property to signal the occurrence of an unauthorized entry on property or the commission of an unlawful act.
(f) "False alarm" means the activation of an alarm system due to a cause other than an unauthorized intrusion on the property or the commission or attempted commission of an unlawful act, which the alarm system is designed to detect. An activation of an alarm system caused by any malfunction of telephone line or power line circuits or violent atmospheric or geologic conditions does not constitute a false alarm. A false alarm shall also not include the accidental tripping of an alarm if the Sheriff is not dispatched to the scene.
(g) "Nuisance alarm system" means a system with five or more false alarm activations within a six month period or three or more within each of two consecutive six month periods.
(Amended by Ord. No. 9970 (N.S.), effective 3-12-09)
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