(A) No person shall operate any direct line alarm system without first obtaining a permit required by this section.
(B) Any user who obtains authority from the Sheriff or his designee to use a direct line alarm system may contract with any alarm system service of its choice for the installation, maintenance, and servicing of the alarm system to be installed, provided the subscriber has obtained a permit as required by this section.
(C) Applications for permits shall be filed with the Sheriff or his designee on forms supplied by the Sheriffs Department and accompanied by a fee of $300 for the first year and $180 per year thereafter. The fee shall be payable once a year and is nonrefundable.
(D) The application shall state the name, address, and telephone number of the applicant's property to be serviced, as well as a description of the system and the location wherein it is proposed to be installed. The application shall also contain the name, address, and telephone number of a representative of the installer who can be contacted at any time by the department in case of emergency.
(E) The Sheriff or his or her designee shall approve the application if he finds that:
(1) The use of the alarm system in question will not interfere with the orderly conduct of county business;
(2) The alarm equipment supplier installing the system maintains a service organization capable of promptly and effectively repairing, maintaining, and otherwise servicing the alarm system sold or leased by him.
(F) Notwithstanding the above, the Sheriff may impose reasonable conditions on the issuance and exercise of permits relating to the ability of the department to respond to such alarms based upon the location of the alarm system and access thereto.
(G) The users of the direct line alarm systems are subject to the provisions of this subchapter in regards to false alarms.
(1980 Code, § 93.041) (Res. 86-51, passed 5-15-86; Am. Res. 99-210, passed 5-20-99; Ord. 11-287, passed 8-18-2011)