§ 9-8. Record-keeping and duties of alarm company.

(a)

Record-keeping.

(1)

A person engaged in the business of selling, leasing, installing, or otherwise distributing alarm systems shall maintain records at its place of business which will show the names and addresses of persons to whom an alarm system was sold, leased, installed, or otherwise distributed, as well as the date of such transactions.

(2)

Said alarm businesses or persons shall make said records available during regular business hours to the chief or his designee for inspection. The express purpose of this section is to assure that alarm system users are in compliance with this chapter, and not to regulate in any manner any person engaged in the alarm business.

(b)

Duties of alarm company.

(1)

On the installation or activation of an alarm system, an alarm system company shall distribute to the occupant the alarm system location information summarizing:

a.

The applicable state law and municipal ordinance relating to false alarms, including this chapter and the potential for penalties and revocation or suspension of a permit;

b.

How to prevent false alarms; and

c.

How to operate the alarm system.

(2)

An alarm system company shall notify the municipality in which the alarm system is located of an installation or activation of an alarm system not later than the thirtieth day after the date of the installation or activation. The alarm system company shall provide to the municipality:

a.

The alarm system company name;

b.

The alarm system company license number;

c.

The name of the occupant of the alarm system location;

d.

The address of the alarm system location; and

e.

The date of installation or activation.

(Ord. No. 8726, § 1, 11-16-06)