As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
ALARM BUSINESS
The business by any individual, partnership, corporation or other
entity of selling, leasing, maintaining, servicing, repairing, altering, replacing,
moving or installing any alarm system or causing to be sold, leased, maintained,
serviced, repaired, altered, replaced, moved or installed any alarm system
in or on any building, structure or facility.
ALARM SUBSCRIBER
Any resident person, corporation, institution or company who has
connected an alarm system in the Borough to a designated or trunk line.
ALARM SYSTEM
Any assembly of equipment, mechanical or electrical, arranged to
signal the occurrence of an illegal entry or other activity requiring urgent
attention and to which the Police Department or Fire Department is expected
to respond.
ALARM USER
The person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company
or organization of any kind in control of premises wherein an alarm system
is maintained.
AUTOMATIC DIALING SERVICE
A device which is interconnected to a telephone line and is programmed
to transmit by voice message or code signal to a designated trunk line (selected
telephone number other than a primary trunk line) indicating a need for emergency
response.
DESIGNATED TRUNK LINE
A telephone line or lines serving the Police Department that are
designated to receive calls from automatic dialing devices.
FALSE ALARM
An emergency alarm activated by inadvertence, negligence or unintentional
acts to which the Borough Police Department or Fire Department responds, including
malfunction of the alarm system. The definition excludes malfunction of the
indicator at the police station; malfunction, testing or repairing of telephone
equipment or lines; acts of God, such as earthquakes, floods, windstorms,
thunder or lightning; an attempted illegal entry of which there is visible
evidence; the user acting under a sincere belief that a need exists to call
the Police Department or Fire Department; and a call to police canceling the
alarm by giving the proper identification number, prior to arrival of the
Police Department or Fire Department. If a doubt exists as to the cause of
a false alarm, the Chief of Police or the Chief of the Fire Department shall
resolve it in favor of the alarm user. Multiple alarms received by the Police
Department before the system can be deactivated within a reasonable period
of time shall be considered a single alarm.
INTERCONNECT
To connect an alarm system, including an automatic dialing device,
to a telephone line, either directly or through a mechanical device that utilizes
a telephone, for the purpose of using the telephone line to transmit a message
upon the activation of the alarm system.
PRIMARY TRUNK LINE
A telephone line or lines serving the Police Department that is designated
to receive emergency calls.
This chapter or any agreement resulting therefrom shall not constitute
acceptance by the Borough of Baden for any liability to maintain any equipment
or to answer any alarm or other occurrence in connection therewith.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter, with the exception of §
43-4B, shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding, be punishable by a fine of not more than $300 and costs of prosecution for each and every offense or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed 90 days, or both. Each day that such violation is continued shall constitute a new and separate offense, punishable by like fine, penalty or imprisonment.