[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Rye 3-18-1995 by Art. 14 (Ord. No. 26).[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: Prior to adoption by Town Meeting, this ordinance
was adopted by the Board of Selectmen 8-22-1994.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Anyone who can hear an audible alarm or see a visual signal
of alarm and notify the appropriate agency, i.e., a neighbor.
An alarm signal requiring a response by the fire or police
personnel caused by human error or lack of proper maintenance of the
system. Penalties shall not be charged for alarms caused by water
pressure changes or alarms tripped by circumstances beyond the control
of the user.
[Amended 3-10-2020 by Art. 28]
Any person who directly or indirectly communicates to any
government agency that deals with emergencies involving danger to
life or property a report known by him to be false regarding a fire,
explosion, or other catastrophe or emergency shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor. This definition is per RSA 644:3, False Public Alarms.
Any alarm system monitored by any off-premises dispatch company
or agent that requires a response by any emergency service.
A person or business which has a private alarm system connected
to the Rye municipal alarm or to a private company which automatically
calls the Fire or Police Department.
A.
Anyone
installing an alarm system shall file an application with the applicable
public safety agency. The application shall contain the location and
type of system, installer, user, monitoring agent, and two call back
persons. Call backs shall be within 15 minutes' travel to the location
and have knowledge of the system and necessary keys. Security boxes
may be substituted for call backs at the discretion of the department
head.
B.
Any
system installation shall be in accordance with all existing state
and local codes and all devices shall be UL or FM approved. Any alarm
system connected to the Rye Fire Department municipal alarm wiring
will in addition comply with the RFD guidelines for auxiliarized systems.
C.
All
alarm systems shall be inspected by a member of the department having
jurisdiction of the alarm response. A fee of $75 shall be charged
for plans review, application, inspection, and administrative paperwork.
[Amended 3-10-2020 by Art. 28]
It shall be the responsibility of the owner to ensure the system
is in proper working order at all times to protect against false calls.
It is understood that the user is not responsible for alarms caused
by nature and transmission equipment outside his control. It is suggested
that a user have a maintenance agreement with the installer or other
reliable agent.
B.
An
outside audible alarm that causes an intermittent or continuous disturbance
for two hours shall be assessed a fine or penalty of $75 per occurrence
and may be disconnected by the simplest means, by a member of the
agency having jurisdiction of the alarm.
[Amended 3-10-2020 by Art. 28]
C.
Any
person found guilty of a malicious false alarm shall be subject to
the penalties of RSA 644:3.
