As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
ALARM BUSINESS
Any business which directly or indirectly provides, sells,
leases, maintains, monitors, services, repairs, alters, replaces,
moves or installs any alarm system.
ALARM SYSTEM
An assembly of equipment and devices arranged to signal the
presence of a hazard to which public safety agencies are expected
to respond. In this chapter the term "alarm system" shall include
burglar alarms, fire alarms, holdup/panic alarms, smoke detection
alarms, or any other type of alarm system which sends out a signal
which requires action to be taken in response to the signal.
ALARM USER
Any person who owns or occupies a premises within the County
in which an alarm system is used or to which Adams County dispatches
services.
CENTRAL MONITORING STATION
Any answering service, office, or facility to which remote
alarm systems are connected, which is staffed by operators who receive,
record, and/or validate alarm signals and relay the occurrence of
such signals by live voice to the Adams County Sheriff's Office Dispatch
Center.
FALSE ALARM
The activation of an alarm system, when an emergency situation
does not exist, caused by:
A.
The accidental, negligent, or intentional act of an alarm user
or the alarm user's employee, agent, licensee or invitee; or
B.
Improper manufacture, installation, monitoring, maintenance,
or repair.
No person shall interconnect, use or cause to be used any automatic
dialing device which automatically selects a public telephone number,
including 911, of the County and relays a prerecorded message or coded
signal indicating the existence of an activated alarm system. The
relaying of messages to the Adams County Sheriff's Office Dispatch
Center shall be accomplished only by person-to-person communication.
Adams County, its officers, employees, or agents, disclaims
any liability or obligation to an alarm user or any other person for
claims arising from the installation of, maintenance of, operation
of, or defects in any alarm, any delays in or failure of transmission
of an alarm system or for responding to, delay in responding to, or
not responding to any alarm system in the County.
This chapter does not supersede any applicable federal or state
statutes or regulations that are more restrictive.