§ 3-5. Installation and response.

(a)

No alarm system shall be placed in service after installation in any dwelling, business or place within the City of Pine Bluff until such time as an application is approved and a permit issued. The police and fire chief shall have the right, either personally or through a designated representative, to verify the type and installation of any alarm system being installed. Any alarm business or company which installs an alarm system in a dwelling, business or place within the City of Pine Bluff which has not been granted a permit shall be fined the sum of $100.00.

(b)

The alarm application shall require the names, addresses and telephone numbers of at least two (2) persons who shall have access to said building and alarm system and the knowledge and ability to make said system secure in case of activation. It shall also detail the name, address and telephone number of any person, firm or corporation responsible for servicing the alarm system. Updates shall be made as necessary. Upon approval and issuance of the alarm permit, a copy shall be sent to Metro Emergency Communications Association prior to activation of the alarm.

(c)

When any alarm system is activated, the police or fire department shall respond to the alarm and notify the person or persons listed in subsection (b) hereof. Said person shall immediately go to the place where the alarm is sounding to meet the police or fire personnel to secure said building and to reset the alarm.

(d)

A report shall be forwarded to the police department traffic office on all false alarms, alarm malfunctions, and intentional misuse of alarms. Reports shall note if the owner or contact person refuses to come out on an alarm activation.

(e)

Should any person responsible for any alarm system, when notified of its activation, refuse to respond pursuant to subsection (c) hereof, the police and fire units on the scene shall check the property thoroughly and secure the location as much as possible. The Pine Bluff Police Department shall not be required to make any further responses to that building, dwelling or place until such time as said alarm system has been properly checked and reset.

(f)

If an alarm is activated and the building has been broken into, and the owner or his designee cannot be located or will not come out, an off-duty police officer shall be notified and the building guarded until the next business day or until someone from management shall respond whichever comes first. The minimum rate shall be two (2) hours overtime. The Police Department shall bill the violator and the money collected shall reimburse the appropriate overtime account.

(Ord. No. 5705, § 5, 8-18-97; Ord. No. 6075, § 1, 9-2-03)