The purpose of this chapter is to establish standards and controls
of various types of intrusion, holdup, fire alarm and other emergency
signals from alarm devices that require Police Department and Fire
Department responses for investigation, action and safeguarding of
property at the location of an event which is reported by a signal
transmitted by telephone, leased wire, radio or in any other way relayed
to the Police Department or Fire Department.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall
apply:
ALARM SYSTEM OR DEVICE
Any mechanism, equipment or device that is designed to operate,
automatically or manually, to transmit an audible or visible signal,
message or warning to a third-party monitoring business to which the
Police Department or Fire Department is expected to respond.
FALSE ALARM
Any signal actuated through an alarm system or device to
which the Police Department or Fire Department responds which is not
the result of a holdup, robbery or other crime, fire or other emergency.
VILLAGE
The Village of Hastings-on-Hudson.
It shall be a violation of this chapter to intentionally or
negligently cause a false alarm to be made, and any person who intentionally
or negligently causes such false alarm shall be subject to the penalty
provision of this chapter.
Any owner or lessee who is charged for a false alarm may contest
such charge by writing to the Village Manager within 15 days of notice
of the charge and stating the basis for the appeal. The Village Manager
shall hold a hearing on the appeal. The Village Manager's decision
of the appeal shall be final.
The owner, lessee or user shall be responsible for the maintenance
and service of their or its alarm device equipment and shall be responsible
for all malfunctions of their or its equipment.
Any person, firm or corporation who does not pay any charge
or fee established in this chapter or who violates any provision of
this chapter shall be subject to a fine of an amount which shall not
be in excess of $500 for each offense. A separate offense shall be
deemed committed upon each day during which a violation occurs or
is committed, and such violation may constitute disorderly conduct,
in which event such person shall be a disorderly person.