(a) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to temporary alarm systems used by the department or other public law enforcement agencies for investigative or protective purposes.
(b) Government facilities.
(1) Government facilities, as defined in § 119.003, are subject to the following special rules:
A. No civil penalty shall be charged for police response(s) to false alarms at government facilities; and
B. Government facilities are exempt from having police response suspended.
(2) To qualify for the special rules and exemptions under this section, an alarm site must meet the following criteria:
A. The site is located within the municipal boundaries of the city; and
B. The site meets the criteria as defined in § § 119.003, government facility.
(3) Upon four responses to a false alarm in any consecutive 12-month period, a responsible party for the government alarm site shall meet with the alarm administrator and present a false alarm abatement plan.
(4) The alarm administrator may make any other special rules and exceptions as are deemed necessary to ensure that appropriate protection and accountability is maintained at government sites.
(Ord. 72-12, passed 9-4-2012)