For the purposes of this chapter, certain words
and terms shall be defined as follows:
ALARM DEVICE
Any device which, when activated, transmits a signal to the
Town's communications center; which transmits a signal to a person,
firm or corporation which in turn relays such signal to an emergency
number; or which produces an external audible signal as an alert that
an emergency exists.
CENTRAL STATION
An office to which remote alarm devices transmit signals
where operators monitor those signals and relay information to the
appropriate emergency service.
EMERGENCY NUMBER
Any telephone number designated by the Administrator as a
number through which an emergency may be reported.
FALSE ALARM
Any activation of an alarm device to which an emergency service
of the Town responds which is not the result of an actual emergency.
FISCAL YEAR
The Town's fiscal year, July 1 through June 30.
This chapter, including all registration requirements,
shall be administered by the First Selectman or his or her designee,
who shall be known as the "Administrator."
There shall exist an Appeals Board consisting
of the Board of Selectmen or its designees. The Board shall have the
powers and duties granted to it by this chapter.
All new systems shall have their own auxiliary
power source which shall be maintained in working order.
Whenever a charge for a false alarm is imposed
against a user, said user may, within 30 days of the imposition of
the charge, appeal by filing a written notice of appeal with the Administrator.
The Administrator or the Appeals Board shall set a time and place
for hearing the appeal no later than 20 days from receipt by the Administrator
of the appeal. The Appeals Board shall render a written decision within
five days of the conclusion of the hearing. The filing of an appeal
shall stay the collection of any of the charges imposed on the user
until such time as a decision is rendered. Failure of an Appeals Board
to act within the time limitations imposed in this section shall result
in the revocation of the charges from which the appeal was taken.
Except as expressly provided herein, the Town,
its departments, officers, agents and employees shall be under no
obligation whatsoever concerning the adequacy, operation or maintenance
of any alarm system or of the alarm monitoring facilities. No liability
whatsoever is assumed for the failure of such alarm systems or monitoring
facilities or for failure to respond to alarms or for any other act
or omission in connection with such alarm systems. Each alarm user
shall be deemed to hold and save harmless the Town, its departments,
officers, agents and employees from liability in connection with the
user's alarm device.
Any person who violates any provision of this
chapter shall be subject to a fine of $90 for each such violation.
Each month that a violation remains uncorrected shall constitute a
separate violation.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply
to alarm devices on premises owned and occupied by the Town or one
of its departments or agencies, including the Board of Education,
the State of Connecticut or the United States of America nor to alarm
devices installed in a motor vehicle, trailer or boat.