[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of East
Granby 6-29-1994 (Ch. XII, Art. 5, of the 1975 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
The following definitions shall apply to this chapter:
A dangerous or unwanted condition, such as a fire or an intrusion,
for which an alarm unit is intended to issue a warning or signal requiring
the dispatch of fire or police personnel.
Any alarm signal for which there is no evidence of an alarm
condition or any alarm signal which is not caused by that alarm condition
which the alarm was designed to detect, such as an alarm caused by
human error or mistake, malfunction, or unintentional activation caused
by a flaw in design, installation or maintenance.
No private premises shall be allowed more than two false alarms
in any one calendar year. After the first such false alarm, the owner
and occupant of the premises shall be notified that a civil penalty
of $99 shall be imposed for each false alarm after the second such
alarm within the calendar year. Upon occurrence of a false alarm for
which civil penalty is provided, the owner and occupant of the premises
shall be billed the penalty amount. Failure to pay the penalty within
10 days of the billing therefor shall be punished by a fine not exceeding
the maximum penalty allowable under C.G.S. § 7-148(c)(10).
In addition to or in lieu of such fines, the Town may bring action
to recover the civil penalty as in debt and may decline to respond
to further alarm signals issued from the premises.
