2013-014 AMENDING ARTICLE II EMERGENCY ALARM SYSTEMS OF CHAPTER 21

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.-. � registration is required for each alarm site and each type of alarm system as hereinabove defined at each site. (b) Upon receipt of the completed registration form, the Director shall cause the information to be entered into the Department's data base in the department's records management system. (c) Each registration must contain the name, address, and telephone number of the person who is responsible for the proper maintenance and operation of the alarm system and payment of fees or charges levied under this article. Each registration must also contain the name, address, and telephone number of at least two (2) persons who are able and have agreed to receive notification from a member of the city's police department or alarm monitoring service at any time and to come to the alarm site within twenty (20) minutes after receiving such notification. (d) An alarm registration cannot be transferred to another person. However, the individual designated to respond to an alarm or relay an alarm may be changed. An alarm registration holder must inform the Director of any change that alters information listed on the alarm registration. Sec. 21-28. Alarm Registration -Holder's responsibilities. (a) An alarm registration holder is allowed twelve (12) false burglar alarms in a 12 month calendar period with exception of any false alarm as defined in Section 21-32. Upon a response to the 12th burglar alarm, the Director will notify the alarm registration holder that the allowable alarm limit has been reached and any additional responses will be made with a fee charged. Any response to a subsequent false burglar alarm will result in a response fee of $50.00 for each response. (b) An alarm registration holder must pay any service fee assessed under the provisions of this section within forty-five (45) days after receipt of a mailed notice that it has been assessed by the Director. Sec. 21-29. Nuisance Alarm (a) An alarm system shall be deemed a nuisance alarm after twelve (12) false alarms in a twelve-month period, not including those excepted in section 21-32 of this ordinance. Each subsequent response to an alarm not excepted under Section 21-32 shall cause a fee of $50.00 to be charged to the alarm registration holder. (b) A person commits an offense if he continues to operate a nuisance alarm system that has more than 19 false alarms in a 12 month period or if the person fails to pay any response fees within 45 days of a mailed notice. A complaint alleging violation of this ordinance will be filed in the Municipal Court of the city of Paris upon the 20`�' false alarm which is a non-excepted alartn. Sec. 21-30. False alarm exceptions. (a) The Director shall not consider an alarm notification to be false if he determines that the alarm was caused by: