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:
EMERGENCY SERVICE PROVIDER
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.
FALSE ALARMS
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.
SECURITY ALARM DEVICE
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:
A.
The Cayuga County Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) and/or
Cayuga County Sheriff's Office and/or Cayuga County Office of Emergency
Management;
B.
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.
SECURITY ALARM USER
Any person or entity on whose premises a security alarm device
is installed.
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 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.