[HISTORY: Adopted by the Cayuga County Legislature 6-24-2003 by L.L. No. 2-2003. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The prevention of false security alarms helps to insure that
emergency services providers are not diverted by false alarms, and,
therefore, provides for the protection, safety, health and well-being
of persons and property within Cayuga County.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any fire, police, ambulance, medical or rescue service which
provides services for relieving human suffering, injury or loss of
life or damage to property as the result of any emergency.
Any audible or visual signal transmitted to or relayed to
the Cayuga County Sheriff's Office, the Cayuga County Public Safety
Answering Point (PSAP) or the Cayuga County Office of Emergency Management
caused by the malfunction of a security alarm device or private central
alarm station, which results in the unnecessary dispatch of an emergency
service provider, whether or not the security alarm user is aware
of the malfunction.
Any device, other than those devices owned, distributed or
operated under the County's Emergency Response Service (ERS), which,
when activated, transmits an audible or visual signal to either:
The Cayuga County Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) and/or
Cayuga County Sheriff's Office and/or Cayuga County Office of Emergency
Management;
A private central alarm station, which, in turn, relays the
message to the Cayuga County PSAP and/or Cayuga County Sheriff's Office
and/or Cayuga County Office of Emergency Management.
Any person or entity on whose premises a security alarm device
is installed.
A.
All security alarm devices operated within Cayuga County must be
registered with the Cayuga County Sheriff's Office within 60 days
of the effective date of this chapter.
B.
Prior to activation of any security alarm device, the security alarm
user must file with the Cayuga County Sheriff's Office the Cayuga
County Sheriff's Office alarm information sheet. The security alarm
user must notify the Cayuga County Sheriff's Office of any changes
to the information in the alarm information sheet prior to, or simultaneously
with, any changes and of any deactivation of the security alarm device
within five days of the change or deactivation.
C.
All security alarm devices must be registered or reregistered annually.
D.
Upon registration or reregistration of a new or existing alarm, the
security alarm user must pay to the County a registration fee in such
amount as established by resolution of the Cayuga County Legislature.
No automatic security alarm device dialers may use the emergency
911 phone line. Alarm notification with the County must be made via
a phone number designated solely to alarms or by a dedicated phone
line to an alarm board as provided by the Cayuga County Sheriff's
Office.
A.
After three false alarms, as defined herein, are received, the security
alarm registration will be revoked.
B.
Security alarm registration shall be reinstated upon:
(1)
Satisfactory proof being presented to the Cayuga County Sheriff's
Office that future false alarms will not be generated; and
(2)
The security alarm user shall file with the Cayuga County Sheriff's
Office a Cayuga County Sheriff's Office alarm information sheet reregistering
the security alarm device; and
(3)
Payment to the County of the reregistration fee.
A.
Upon receipt of the third false alarm as defined herein, the security
alarm user shall be notified that registration of the security alarm
device has been revoked.
B.
The security alarm user may appeal this determination by requesting
a hearing with the Cayuga County Sheriff. Said hearing shall be held
within 15 days of such request and shall be conducted by the Cayuga
County Sheriff or his designee. After hearing, a final decision shall
be rendered by the Cayuga County Sheriff or his designee and shall
be served upon the security alarm user within 15 days of the date
of the hearing.
A violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be
classified as a violation and shall be punishable by a fine not to
exceed $250 and/or 15 days in jail.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this chapter
shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
such judgment, decree or order shall not affect, impair or invalidate
the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the
clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision section or part thereof directly
involved in the controversy in which such judgment, decree or order
shall have been rendered, and the remainder of this chapter shall
not be affected thereby and shall remain in full force and effect.
All notices referred to in this chapter shall be served either
personally or by certified mail, return receipt requested and may
be served by the Cayuga County Sheriff's Office.
