Chapter 5.16 — AUTOMATIC DIALER ALARMS

For the purpose of this chapter, certain words and phrases used in this chapter are defined as follows:

A.

"Alarm business" means any person, firm or corporation engaged in or causing the selling, leasing, monitoring, maintaining, servicing, repairing, altering, replacing, moving or installing of any alarm system in or on any building, place, or premises.

B.

"Alarm system" means any device designed for the detection of fire, unauthorized entry on a premises, or for alerting others of the commitment of an unlawful act, or a combination thereof. When actuated it emits a sound or transmits a signal or message.

C.

"Alarm user" means any person using an alarm system whether as a subscriber or proprietor.

D.

"Telephone alarm system" (Dialer Alarm System) means any system which will activate an automatic telephone dialing device programmed to dial a number maintained by the communications center of the police department.

E.

"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 such primary number when the primary telephone number is in use.

(Ord. 371 §2, 1978)

No person except a public utility engaged in the business of providing communications services and facilities shall use or operate, attempt to use or operate, or cause to be used or operated, or arrange, adjust, program, or otherwise provide or install any device or combination of devices that will upon activation, either mechanically, electronically or by other automatic means, initiate an intrastate call and deliver a recorded message to any telephone number assigned to any subscriber by a public telephone company, without the prior written consent of such subscriber.

(Ord. 371 §1, 1978)

No person, firm or corporation shall engage in, conduct, or carry on any alarm business without first having obtained from the city clerk a license to do so.

(Ord. 371 §3, 1978)

It shall be required by any alarm business to obtain approval for installation of a dialer or direct line alarm prior to installation. Approval shall be given in writing, and the authority for installation rests with the chief of police or his designated representative.

(Ord. 371 §4, 1978)

Violation of any of this chapter is a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. 371 §5, 1978)