Orange County Municipal Code Art. 20 Alarm Systems

Editor's note— Ord. No. 98-16, § 1, adopted December 8, 1998, amended the Code by repealing § 5-3-301 in its entirety. Former § 5-3-301 pertained to alarm systems, standards and regulations, and derived from Ord. No. 3123, adopted April 3, 1979.

No person shall lease, maintain, service, repair, alter, replace, move, install or use any alarm system which automatically direct dials the telephone number of the Sheriff-Coroner.

(Ord. No. 3123, § 5, 4-3-79; Ord. No. 98-15, § 59, 12-8-98)

Direct alarm systems shall not be connected to the Sheriff-Coroner except with the permission of the Sheriff-Coroner.

(Ord. No. 3123, § 5, 4-3-79; Ord. No. 98-15, § 59, 12-8-98)

(a) When an alarm system has been activated for an alarm subscriber, the alarm business which provides the subscription service shall arrange at all times to have an alarm agency with the ability to be present at the location of the alarm within one (1) hour after being requested to do so by a representative of the Sheriff-Coroner. The user of an alarm system which is not part of a subscription service shall designate a person to be available to respond to the protected premises within one (1) hour after being requested to do so by a representative of the Sheriff-Coroner.

(b) The subscriber or user of any alarm system shall maintain the alarm equipment in proper working order at all times.

(c) For every alarm system, the subscriber or user or the alarm business which provides subscription service shall furnish to the Sheriff-Coroner the names, addresses and telephone numbers of as many persons as are deemed necessary by the Sheriff-Coroner to call in the event of an emergency. The subscriber, user or alarm business shall communicate to the Sheriff-Coroner immediately in writing any changes occurring in any of the names, addresses or telephone numbers provided to the Sheriff-Coroner.

(Ord. No. 3123, § 5, 4-3-79; Ord. No. 98-15, § 59, 12-8-98)

All audible systems shall, after activation, limit the generation of the audible sound to a maximum of fifteen (15) minutes when the alarm system is protecting a residential premises, and thirty (30) minutes when an alarm is protecting any other premises. This limitation shall be incorporated into the equipment at the protected location. Said system may include an automatic resetting device causing the subject system to rearm upon automatic shutoff.

(Ord. No. 3123, § 5, 4-3-79)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 98-16, § 1, adopted December 8, 1998, amended the Code by repealing § 5-3-306 in its entirety. Former § 5-3-306 pertained to delay device requirements, and derived from Ord. No. 3123, April 3, 1979.

In addition to any fines or penalties established by law, the Sheriff-Coroner shall collect costs from any subscriber or user of an alarm system which is not maintained in accordance with the requirements of this article and which, by reason thereof, signals a false alarm. As used in this article, "costs" means the costs of the Sheriff-Coroner in responding to a false alarm, which costs shall be determined by the Board of Supervisors by resolution.

(Ord. No. 3123, § 5, 4-3-79; Ord. No. 98-15, § 59, 12-8-98)

No person shall intentionally initiate a false alarm except for purposes of testing an alarm system and then only after having given the Sheriff-Coroner prior notice thereof. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and also shall be required to pay to the County of Orange the costs prescribed by section 5-3-307. The Sheriff-Coroner is authorized to collect such costs on behalf of the County of Orange.

(Ord. No. 3123, § 5, 4-3-79; Ord. No. 98-15, § 59, 12-8-98)