For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms, phrases, words
and their derivations shall have the meanings given herein. When not
inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include
the future, words used in the plural number include the singular number
and words in the singular number include the plural number. The word
"shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory.
ALARM AGENT
Any person employed by an alarm business, whose duties include
the altering, installing, maintaining, moving, repairing, replacing,
selling, servicing, responding to, or causing others to respond to
an alarm device.
ALARM BUSINESS
Any business operated by a person for a profit which engages
in the activity of altering, installing, leasing, maintaining, repairing,
replacing, selling, servicing or responding to a burglar, holdup fire
alarm system, or which causes any of these activities to take place.
ALARM SYSTEM
An assembly of equipment and devices arranged to signal the
presence of a hazard requiring urgent attention and to which police
or fire are expected to respond. In this chapter, the term "alarm
system" shall include the terms "automatic holdup alarm systems,"
"burglar alarm systems," "holdup alarm systems," and "manual holdup
alarm systems." Alarm systems which monitor temperature, humidity
or any other condition not directly related to the detection of an
unauthorized intrusion into a premises or an attempted robbery or
a fire or smoke condition at a premises are specifically excluded
from the provisions of this chapter.
ALARM USER
Any person on whose premises an alarm system is maintained
within the City of Milford except for alarm systems on motor vehicles
or proprietary systems. If, however, an alarm system on a motor vehicle
is connected with an alarm system at a premises (other than a proprietary
system), the person using such a system is an alarm user. Also excluded
from this definition and from the coverage of this chapter are persons
who use alarm systems to alert or signal persons within the premises
in which the alarm system is located, of an attempted unauthorized
intrusion or holdup attempt. If such a system, however, employs an
audible signal emitting sounds or a flashing light or beacon designed
to signal persons outside the premises, such system shall be within
the definition of alarm system and shall be subject to this chapter.
ANNUNCIATOR
The instrumentation on an alarm console at the receiving
terminal of a signal line through which both visual and audible signals
show when an alarm device at a particular location has been activated,
or it may also indicate line trouble.
ANSI
Stands for the American National Standards Institute.
ANSWERING SERVICE
Refers to a telephone answering service providing among its
services the service of receiving on a continuous basis through trained
employees, emergency signals from alarm systems, and thereafter immediately
relaying the message by live voice to the communication center of
the Milford Police Department.
AUTOMATIC DIALING DEVICE
Refers to an alarm system which automatically sends over
regular telephone lines, by direct connection or otherwise, a prerecorded
voice message or coded signal indicating the existence of the emergency
situation that the alarm system is designed to detect.
BURGLAR ALARM SYSTEM
Refers to an alarm system signaling an entry or attempted
entry into the area protected by the system.
CENTRAL STATION
An office to which remote alarm and supervisory signaling
devices are connected, where operators supervise the circuits.
CENTRAL STATION EQUIPMENT
Refers to the signal receiving, recording or retransmitting
equipment installed in the central station.
CENTRAL STATION SYSTEM
A system in which the operation of electrical protection
circuits and devices are signaled automatically to, recorded in, maintained
and supervised from a central station having trained operators in
attendance at all times.
CITY
The City of Milford, Connecticut.
DIRECT CONNECT
An alarm system which has the capability of transmitting
system signals to and receiving them at an agency maintained by the
local government; for example, a police communication center.
DIRECT LINE
A telephone line leading directly from a central station
to the communication center of the Milford Police Department that
is for use only to report emergency signals on a person-to-person
basis.
FALSE ALARM
The activation of an alarm system through mechanical failure,
malfunction, improper installation, or the negligence of the owner
or lessee of an alarm system, or of his employees or agents. Such
terminology does not include, for example, alarms caused by hurricanes,
tornadoes, earthquakes, or other violent conditions. False fire alarms
shall not mean alarms transmitted because of a water main break or
similar causes that occur outside of the protected property. "False
alarms," as defined in this chapter, also does not include those alarms
that are transmitted with a criminal, malicious or mischievous intent.
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
Refers to a signal or message from a person or device indicating
the existence of a fire or other emergency which requires Fire Department
action.
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Those publicly supported companies authorized by the City
of Milford to provide fire protection services.
FIRE MARSHAL
The certified person, designated as Fire Marshal by the City
of Milford, or his designated representative.
INTERCONNECT
To connect an alarm system to a voice-grade telephone line,
either directly or through a mechanical device that utilizes a standard
telephone, for the purpose of using the telephone line to transmit
an emergency message upon the activation of the alarm system.
LOCAL ALARM SYSTEM
Refers to a signaling system which, when activated causes
an audible and/or visual signaling device to be activated in or on
the premises within which the system is installed.
MANUAL HOLDUP ALARM SYSTEM
Refers to an alarm system in which the signal transmission
is initiated by the direct action of the person attacked or by an
observer of the attack.
MODIFIED CENTRAL STATION
An office to which remote alarm and supervisory signaling
devices are connected, where operators supervise the circuits. Such
modified central station is not listed by Underwriter's Laboratories.
PERSON
Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
company or organization of any kind.
POLICE CHIEF
The Chief of the Police Department of the City of Milford,
or his designated representative.
PRIMARY TRUNKLINE
A telephone line leading directly into the communication
center of the Milford Police Department that is for the purpose of
handling emergency calls on a person-to-person basis, and which is
identified as such by a specific number included among the emergency
numbers listed in the telephone directory issued by the telephone
company and covering the service area within the Milford Police Department's
jurisdiction.
PROPRIETARY SYSTEM
An alarm system sounding and/or recording alarm and supervisory
signals at a control center located within the protected premises,
the control center being under the supervision of the proprietor of
the protected premises. If a proprietary system includes a signal
line connected directly or by means of an automatic dialing device
to a police communication center, a central station, modified central
station or answering service, it thereby becomes an "alarm system"
as defined in this chapter.
REMOTE SIGNALING SYSTEM
An alarm signaling system which, when activated by an alarm
device, transmits a signal from an alarm signaling device to a central
location, other than the Milford Police Department, where appropriate
action is taken to investigate and respond to the signal.
SIGNAL LINE
Refers to the transmission line through which the signal
passes from one of the elements of the signal transmission to another.
SPECIAL TRUNKLINE
A telephone line leading into the communication center of
the Milford Police Department and having the primary purpose of handling
emergency signals or messages originating either directly or through
a central location from automatic dialing devices.
SUBSCRIBER
A person who buys and/or leases, or otherwise obtains an
alarm signaling system and thereafter contracts with or hires an alarm
business to monitor and/or service the alarm device.
TELEPHONE COMPANY
The utility that furnishes telephone services to the City
of Milford.
UL
Stands for Underwriters' Laboratories.