[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Carver as Ch. 6, § 6.5, of the 2015 Compilation. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Fire alarm systems and alarm systems which monitor temperature, smoke, humidity or any other condition not directly related to the detection of an unauthorized intrusion to a premises or an attempted robbery at a premises are specifically excluded from the provisions of this by-law. The provisions of Section 7.5.1.3.[1] of this by-law shall apply to all users.
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Editor's Note: So in original; this section did not exist in the original by-law.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
BURGLAR ALARM SYSTEM
An assembly of equipment and devices or a single device such as, but not limited to, a solid state unit which plugs directly into a 110 volt AC line, arranged to signal the presence of a hazard requiring urgent attention and to which police are expected to respond.
FALSE ALARM
A. 
The activation of an alarm system through mechanical failure, malfunction, improper installation or negligence of the user of an alarm system or his employees or agents.
B. 
Any signal or oral communication transmitted to the Police Department requesting or requiring or resulting in a response on the part of the Police Department when in fact there has been no unauthorized intrusion, robbery or burglary, or attempted threat.
C. 
For the purposes of this definition, activation of alarm systems by acts of God, including but not limited to power outages, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, and similar weather or atmospheric disturbances, shall not be deemed to be a false alarm.
A. 
Every alarm user shall submit to the Police Chief the names and telephone numbers of at least two other persons who are authorized to respond to an emergency signal transmitted by an alarm system and who can open the premises wherein the alarm system is installed. It shall be incumbent upon the owner of said premises to immediately notify the Carver Police Department of any changes in the list of authorized employees so named in the business listing to respond to alarms.
B. 
All alarm systems installed after the effective date of this by-law which use an audible horn, bell, or device shall be installed with a device that will shut off such bell, horn or device within 15 minutes after activation of the alarm system. All existing alarm systems in the Town of Carver must have a shutoff device installed within six months of the passage of this by-law.
C. 
Any alarm system emitting a continuous and uninterrupted signal for more than 15 minutes which cannot be shut off or otherwise curtailed due to the absence or unavailability of the alarm user or those persons designated by him under Subsection A of this section and which disturb the peace, comfort or repose of a community, a neighborhood or a considerable number of inhabitants of the area where the alarm system is located shall constitute a public nuisance.
D. 
No alarm system, which is designated to transmit emergency messages or signals of intrusion to the police Department, will be tested until the Police dispatcher has been notified.
E. 
All alarm systems which are designed to transmit emergency messages or signals of intrusion to the Police Department will be of a type approved by the Police Chief.
F. 
There will be an annual $25 fee for each alarm plugged into the Police Station. This fee is aside from any penalties that might occur.
A. 
The user shall be assessed $25 as a false alarm service fee for each false alarm in excess of three occurring within a calendar year. The Police Chief shall notify the alarm user either by certified mail or by service in hand by a police officer of such violation. Fines shall be paid in accordance with applicable state and local law.
B. 
The owner of a system which occasions six or more false alarms within a calendar year, and/or installer who is not in conformance with this by-law, may be ordered to disconnect and otherwise discontinue the use of the same by the Select Board.
C. 
Any user, owner or installer found to be in violation of any provision of this by-law for which no other penalty is specified shall be punished by a fine of $20.
In the event that any event that any provision, section or clause of this by-law is hereafter judicially found to be invalid, such decision, invalidity or voidance shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this by-law.