As used in this Article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated.
ACT OF GOD
An electrical storm, lighting or other power fluctuation
or power surge beyond the control of the alarm system owner.
AUTOMATIC ALARM DEVICE
Any alarm system which communicates or transmits alarms or
prerecorded messages of fire, smoke, flood or other peril as a result
of the activation of the alarm systems.
FALSE ALARM
Any erroneous or unfounded communication or sound, whether
caused by the malfunction of an automatic alarm device, power failure
or inadvertence, negligence or intentional or unintentional act of
any person, form or corporation, either directly or indirectly, to
a commercial alarm service or to any person causing the communication
of the peril to the Reliance Fire Company.
PERSON
Any person, firm, partnership or corporation.
PROPERTY OWNER
Any individual, entity, corporation, tenant or other person
having a legal interest in a property having an alarm system.
It is unlawful for a property owner to have more than five false
alarms at any one location in any calendar year.
Any person having knowledge of an alarm activation shall immediately
notify the Borough of Woodstown emergency response agency Reliance
Fire Company. The Fire Department shall cause an investigation to
be made of all alarm activations and a record of same shall be kept
on file.
It shall be the responsibility of all persons that maintain
alarm systems within the borough to prevent the transmission of false
alarms through training programs, periodic inspection and maintenance
of the alarm system.
The provisions of this Article shall not apply to the general
alerting alarms that may be used by fire companies, ambulance squads
or other municipal agencies to summon response of their members. The
provisions of this Article shall not apply to alarm systems that are
affixed to motor vehicles.