For the purpose of this subchapter 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, moving, or installing on or in any building, structure, or facility, any alarm system.
ALARM BUSINESS. Any individual, partnership, corporation or other entity who sells, 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 or facility.
ALARM SYSTEM.
(1) Any device used for the detection of an unauthorized entry or attempted entry into a building, structure or facility; 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 Sheriff’s Department.
(2) For the purposes of this subchapter, an alarm system shall not include:
(a) An alarm installed on a motor vehicle;
(b) An alarm designed and operated so that no notification is given to the Sheriff’s Department until after the occupants, an agent of the owner or lessee, or an agent of an alarm system business have checked the alarm site and determined that the alarm was the possible or probable result of criminal activity of the kind for which the alarm system was designed to give notice. The alarm shall be equipped to disconnect any exterior sounding alarm automatically within ten minutes of activation;
(c) An alarm installed upon premises occupied by the United States, the State of Indiana, or any political subdivision thereof.
FALSE ALARM. An alarm eliciting a sheriff’s response when the situation does not warrant such a response. For the purposes of this subchapter, this does not include alarms triggered by severe atmospheric conditions or other circumstances not reasonable under the control of the alarm user, installer or maintainer.
(Ord. 88-44-CM, passed - -88; Am. Ord. 89-23-CM, passed 5-16-89)