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City of Clarkson Valley Missouri |
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This Chapter shall be known and cited as the "Alarm Systems Code". (CC 1990 §9-211; Ord. No. 91-9 §2, 7-2-91)
The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to the area within the incorporated area of the municipality. (CC 1990 §9-212; Ord. No. 91-9 §2, 7-2-91)
For the purposes of this Chapter, the following words and terms shall have the meaning ascribed thereto:
ALARM BUSINESS: The business of any person who sells, leases, maintains, services, repairs, alters, replaces, moves or installs any alarm system or causes same to be sold, leased, maintained, serviced, repaired, altered, replaced, moved or installed in or on any building, structure, facility or premises.
ALARM SYSTEMS: Any mechanical or electrical device which is designed to be actuated manually or automatically upon the detection of an unauthorized entry, intrusion or other emergency in or on any building, structure, facility or premises through the emission of a sound or transmission of a signal or message.
ALARM USER: A person who uses an alarm system to protect any building, structure, facility or premises.
DEPARTMENT: The Department of Police which is providing the City of Clarkson Valley with Police services.
DIGITAL COMMUNICATOR ALARM SYSTEM: An alarm system which automatically dials a specific coded number and transmits an emergency message over regular telephone lines when actuated.
DIRECTOR: The City Clerk and includes his/her duly authorized assistant or such other person as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Aldermen.
FALSE ALARM: Any activation of an alarm system intentionally or by inadvertence, negligence or unintentional act to which the Police Department responds, including activation caused by the malfunction of the alarm system, except that the following shall not be considered false alarms:
LICENSEE: A person who has obtained an alarm business license under the provisions of this Chapter.1. When the Department of Police determines that an alarm has been caused by the malfunction of the indicator at the Police Department;
2. When the Department of Police determines that an alarm has been caused by damage, testing or repair of telephone equipment or lines by the telephone company provided that such incidents are promptly reported to the telephone company;
3. When an alarm is caused by an attempted and unauthorized or illegal entry, of which there is visible evidence;
4. When an alarm is intentionally caused by the resident acting under a reasonable belief that a need exists to call the Police Department;
5. When an alarm is followed by a call to the Police Department canceling the alarm by giving proper information, prior to the arrival of the Police Department at the source of the alarm.
SIGNAL GRADE ALARM SYSTEM: An alarm system which provides for a special telephone line that is directly connected to the Police Department and has an outlet at the Police Department which emits a sound or transmits a signal or both when actuated. (CC 1990 §9-213; Ord. No. 91-9 §2, 7-2-91)
A. All false alarms to which the Police Department responds shall result in the following service charge to the alarm user:
1. A warning for the first (1st) false alarm in any calendar year;
2. A twenty-five dollar ($25.00) service charge for the second (2nd) false alarm in any calendar year;
3. A fifty dollar ($50.00) service charge for the third (3rd) or any subsequent false alarm in any calendar year.
B. Upon determination by the Police Department that a false alarm has occurred, the Police Department shall send a notice to the alarm user notifying the alarm user of the determination and directing payment within thirty (30) days of any service charge that may be due to the City of Clarkson Valley.
C. The Police Department shall cancel any notice or service charge upon satisfactory proof by the alarm user that a particular alarm falls within the exceptions enumerated in the definition of "false alarm" of Section 615.030.
D. Willful refusal to pay any such service charge within thirty (30) days of notice shall constitute a violation of this Code, but in any prosecution under Section 615.080 for violation of this provision, the City shall prove, in addition to the willful refusal to pay, that the service charge was properly imposed.
E. The City Board of Aldermen may from time to time by resolution hold in abeyance the service charge and other provisions pertaining to false alarms of this Section 615.040 (CC 1990 §9-241; Ord. No. 91-9 §2, 7-2-91)
A. No person shall install or use an automatic dialing device which is programmed to dial the Police Department's telephone number.
B. Within ninety (90) days from the effective date of this Chapter, all automatic dialing devices programmed to dial the Police Department's telephone number shall be reprogrammed to dial any other consenting person who may relay the emergency message to the Police Department by live voice. The alarm user of such device shall be responsible for having his/her alarm system reprogrammed within the ninety (90) day time period. (CC 1990 §9-242; Ord. No. 91-9 §2, 7-2-91)
Any individual or business which is permitted to have a signal grade alarm system or a digital communicator alarm system shall be required to pay all costs for the installation, maintenance and repair of the alarm system and shall be subject to the provisions of Section 615.040. (CC 1990 §9-243; Ord. No. 91-9 §2, 7-2-91)
A. An "audible alarm" is an alarm equipped with an exterior sound-producing device such as a gong, buzzer, siren, bell or horn.
B. No person shall install or use an audible alarm without a thirty (30) minute timer.
C. Within ninety (90) days from the effective date of this Chapter, any alarm user having an audible alarm shall be responsible for equipping it with a thirty (30) minute timer. (CC 1990 §9-244; Ord. No. 91-9 §2, 7-2-91)
A. Any person who violates or causes a violation of any provision of this Chapter shall be punishable, upon conviction, by imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days, or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment, and each day such violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
B. The municipal Prosecutor may bring an action in the name of the municipality to restrain or prevent a violation of any provision of this Chapter or any continuance of any such violation. (CC 1990 §9-251; Ord. No. 91-9 §2, 7-2-91)