Alarm system registration

All alarm systems must be registered by the alarm business or alarm system user with the chief within ten business days of installation, except as provided herein. Alarm system users shall not operate, or cause to be operated, any alarm system without a valid registration. Alarm system monitoring companies or alarm system users shall register each alarm system that is in service as described herein: 1. Alarm system registrations shall be effective for two years; 2. Alarm system registrations shall be renewed within thirty days of the biannual anniversary of installation, i.e., every two years; 3. The chief shall establish a uniform registration form to be used for initial registration and the bi-annual renewal of registration; 4. Registration fees and service charges shall be deposited into the alarm system fund; 5. Each business premises and each residential premises shall require separate registration; 6. Alarm systems installed on or before the effective date of this ordinance shall be registered by the alarm system user or the monitoring company with the chief within sixty days of the effective date of this ordinance; 7. Alarm systems installed after the effective date of this ordinance shall be registered by the alarm business, the alarm system user, or the monitoring company with the chief within ten business days of installation; 8. Alarm systems with outstanding service charges for false alarms shall not be allowed to register a new system or re-register any alarm system until all outstanding service charges are paid in full. (Ord. No. 4157, § 1, 2014)