Brentwood Municipal Code Ch. 9.04 Automatic Communication Devices

"Public agency"

includes the state, county and any city or district therein, and any departments or officer thereof.

"Telephone number"

includes any additional numbers assigned by a public utility company engaged in the business of providing communications services and facilities to be used by means of a rotary or other system to connect with the subscriber to the primary number(s) when said number(s) are in use.

(Ord. 232 §§ 3, 4, 1972)

No person shall use or operate, cause to be used or operated, arrange, adjust, program or otherwise provide or install any device or combination of devices that will, upon activation either mechanically, electrically, automatically, or by any other means, initiate the intrastate calling, dialing or connection to any telephone number, line or instrument assigned to a public agency in the city of Brentwood without the agency's prior written consent.

(Ord. 232 § 1, 1972)

The public agency may withdraw its consent by written notice to the person to whom the consent was given and such person shall have the device(s) disconnected within seven days of receipt of the written notice of withdrawal.

(Ord. 232 § 2, 1972)

Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in jail for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. 232 § 5, 1972)