[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Indiana as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 7-6-1993 by Ord. No. 1585]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any burglary, holdup, carbon monoxide detector, or fire alarm
received from an alarm system and transmitted to the Police or Fire
Department and, upon response by the appropriate personnel, it is
determined that no actual burglary, holdup, carbon monoxide problem
or fire had occurred.
[Amended 12-8-1998 by Ord. No. 1741]
A.
After three false alarms are received from the effective
date of this article, the user of the alarm system(s) from which the
false alarms are received shall be notified in writing to take the
necessary action to correct the cause of the false alarm within 30
days.
B.
A person that owns, uses or possesses an alarm device
or automatic dialing device may not, after causing or permitting three
false alarms to occur in a consecutive twelve-month period, cause
or permit a subsequent false alarm to occur in the same consecutive
twelve-month period. A person that violates this section commits a
summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a
fine of not more than $300 pursuant to 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 7511.[1]
Emergencies shall be a defense to any charge
under this article that the false alarm was caused by a public emergency.
All charges hereunder shall be paid within 30
days after the user is sent a bill by the appropriate Borough official.
In the event that any individual, partnership
or corporation shall fail to pay the charges in a timely manner, the
Borough shall have the right to:
