Unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires, the
terms defined herein shall have the following meanings when used in
this chapter:
ALARM AGENT
Any person who is employed by an alarm business, either directly
or indirectly, to sell, lease, install, maintain, service, repair,
alter, replace or move an alarm system.
ALARM BUSINESS
An individual, partnership, corporation or other entity,
the business of which includes the selling, leasing, installing, maintaining,
servicing, repairing, altering, replacing or moving of alarm systems
or component parts thereof.
ALARM SYSTEM
Any system or device designed or used for the purpose of
altering, either directly or indirectly, personnel of the City of
Camden Police Department that the services of that Department are
needed.
AUDIBLE ALARM SYSTEM
An alarm system which creates a sound that can be heard by
persons outside the building, structure or facility which is protected
by such alarm system.
PROPRIETOR ALARM SYSTEM
Any alarm system which is owned and maintained by the person,
firm, corporation or other entity who exercises ownership, dominion
or control over the property which is protected by such alarm system.
SUBSCRIBER ALARM SYSTEM
Any alarm system which is owned or maintained by an alarm
business for the protection of the property of a subscriber, customer
or client of such alarm business.
TELEPHONE ALARM SYSTEM
An alarm system which will activate an automatic telephone-dialing
alarm device programmed to dial a number to be given specifically
for the purpose of receiving such messages by the City of Camden Police
Department.
No person, firm, corporation or other entity shall engage in,
manage, conduct or operate an alarm business in the City of Camden
without having first obtained a license to do so.
A. The application forms will be supplied by the City Clerk. The application
must state the type of alarm or alarms merchandised and/or installed
and the general plan of operations of this alarm business.
B. The application must meet the approval of the Chief of Police. Upon
such approval, a license will be issued by the City Clerk.
C. The fee for a license to conduct an alarm business is $70.
[Amended 1-24-2002 by Ord. No. MC-3720]
No telephone alarm system shall be installed, sold, leased,
monitored or maintained that dials the emergency police number 911.
A number will be given by the Police Department of the City of Camden
for the purpose of receiving signals from telephone alarm systems.
An alarm system shall be presumed in violation of this chapter
when there are in excess of four false alarms within any four-week
period. "False alarm" means an alarm signal activated through subscriber
negligence or for reasons not of an emergency nature or when activated
due to malfunction of any segment of the alarm system.
No person shall install or maintain any audible alarm system
which:
A. Creates a sound similar to that of an emergency vehicle siren or
a civil defense warning system.
B. Does not have conspicuously affixed on or adjacent to the alarm housing
on the exterior of the protected building or structures the name and
telephone number of the alarm business if it is a subscribed alarm
system or the name and telephone number of the owner or other authorized
person in responsible control of the premises if it is a proprietor
alarm system.
C. Does not automatically discontinue an audible sound within 1/2 hour.
The provisions of this chapter do not apply to:
A. Persons or firms engaged solely in the manufacture or sale of alarm
system components from a fixed location and who do not install, maintain,
service or plan the alarm systems for a specific location.
B. Alarm systems which do not alert law enforcement agencies or others
outside the protected building, structure or facility but are designed
solely to alert security personnel or others directly connected with
or employed by the owner or operator of the protected building, structure
or facility.
C. An individual, partnership, corporation or other entity which engages
in the selling or repairing of alarm systems, or component parts thereof,
from a fixed location, and who does not, either personally or through
an agent or employee, visit the building, structure or facility in
which the alarm system so sold or repaired is installed.
Any licenses issued under this chapter are subject to revocation and suspension as provided for in Article
IV of Chapter
485 of the Code of the City of Camden.
[Amended 4-9-1987 by Ord. No. MC-2289]
A. Unless otherwise provided in the chapter, penalties against persons violating the provisions of this chapter shall be imposed in accordance with the provisions of §
1-15.
[Amended 10-12-2006 by Ord. No. MC-4234]
B. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each and every day
for each and every violation of this chapter.
C. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or
on which a violation or violations occur or continue.
D. The imposition of a fine or imprisonment for a violation of any provision
of this chapter shall not be deemed to be in lieu of any provision
of this chapter providing for revocation or suspension of any license
issued under this chapter.