7.25.040 Duties and responsibility of alarm users.
(A) The duties of an alarm user shall be as follows:
(1) To instruct all personnel who are authorized to place the system or device into operation in the appropriate method of operation.
(2) To inform personnel who are authorized to place the alarm system into operation of the provisions of this chapter emphasizing the importance of avoiding false alarms. A current copy of this chapter shall be maintained on the premises and be made available to persons who are authorized to place an alarm system into operation.
(3) To maintain the alarm or alarm system in good working order and take reasonable measures to prevent the occurrence of false alarms.
(4) To notify the police department of the name, address and telephone number of the primary person and at least one (1) alternate, to be notified if the alarm is activated.
(5) To inactivate or cause to be inactivated the alarm system within one (1) hour of notification of its activation.
(6) It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally activate any holdup or robbery alarm for any reason other than to warn of an actual robbery, or to intentionally activate any burglar alarm for any reason other than to warn of an unauthorized entry into an alarm-protected premises.
(7) Upon notification by the police that an alarm has been activated at a business or residence, the alarm user or representative will go to the premises of an activated alarm system in order to be available to assist the police to determine the reason for activation and in securing the premises. In no event shall there be an unreasonable delay in arriving at the location of the alarm.
(a) In the event an alarm user or responsible party cannot be contacted by the police department, or does not arrive at the scene of an alarm, the police department shall have no further obligation to remain on scene or to otherwise secure the premises at which the alarm is activated.
(B) This subsection shall not apply to the testing of alarm systems when the police department has been given advance notice of such testing. (Ord. No. 349, 3-3-92; Ord. No. 2013-03, §§ 1, 2, 6-4-13. 1976 Code § 4-2-4)