As used in this article, 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 one-hundred-ten-volt alternating current line, arranged to signal the presence of a hazard requiring urgent attention and to which police are expected to respond. 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 into a premises or an attempted robbery at a premises are specifically excluded from the provisions of this article. The provisions of §
68-3 of this article shall apply to all users.
FALSE ALARM
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 or 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. For the purposes of this definition, activation or 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 false alarms.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
FALSE ALARM
The activation of a fire, heat or smoke alarm system through
mechanical failure, malfunction, lack of maintenance, improper installation
or negligence of the user of the fire alarm system or his employees
or agents or any signal or recorded communication designed to transmit
either directly or through a third party to the Fire Department requesting,
requiring or otherwise resulting in a response of the Fire Department
when in fact there is no fire, smoke, heat, fumes, products of combustion
or other hazardous condition to which the Fire Department would normally
respond. For the purposes of this definition, activation of a fire
alarm system by acts of God, including but not limited to power outages,
hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes and similar weather or atmospheric
condition, shall not be deemed to be false alarms except in the circumstance
that the fire alarm system is designed in such a way as to continue
uninterrupted operation in the event of a power outage and that such
a system has a failure, malfunction or lack of maintenance that during
a power outage transmits an alarm to the Fire Department, as listed
above, in the absence of fire, smoke, heat, fumes, products of combustion
or hazardous condition. Alarm systems that transmit a specific, distinctly
different, signal designed to indicate a system malfunction or other
trouble condition indicating a condition other than an alarm as defined
above shall not be deemed a false alarm.
FIRE ALARM
An assembly of equipment and devices or a single device such as but not limited to a solid-state unit which plugs into one-hundred-ten-volt alternating current or an assembly or combination of equipment and devices designed to operate on lower voltages to operating separately or as part of an integrated fire alarm system or any combination thereof arranged to detect and signal the presence of a hazardous condition such as smoke, fire, fumes or other products of combustion requiring immediate attention and to which the Fire Department is customarily expected to respond. Burglar alarm systems as listed in Article
I are excluded from this provision unless interconnected as part of a combination fire and burglar alarm system.