For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases,
unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the meanings ascribed
to them in this section, as follows:
"Alarm"
means any telephonic or electronic device used to notify
the police or fire department of a fire, or of an act of trespass,
burglary, robbery or breaking into a locked or sealed building.
"Breaking into a locked or sealed building"
means the crime of breaking into a locked or sealed building
as set forth in Wyoming Statutes Section 6-3-302, and any amendments
thereto, or an attempt to commit such crime.
"Burglary"
means the crime of burglary as set forth in Wyoming Statutes
Section 6-3-301, and any amendments thereto, or an attempt to commit
such crime.
"False alarm"
means the activation of any alarm for purposes other than
reporting a fire, trespass, burglary, robbery or breaking into a locked
or sealed building, but not including activation by authorized technicians
for purposes of testing, after having notified the police and fire
departments of the test.
"Robbery"
means the crimes of robbery or aggravated robbery as set
forth in Wyoming Statutes Section 6-2-401, and any amendments thereto,
or an attempt to commit such crimes.
"Trespass"
means entry upon the enclosed lands of another.
(Prior code § 16-61; Ord. 98-007 § 7, 1998)
It is unlawful for a person to maintain an alarm on any premises,
unless there is at the police department a list of persons with telephone
numbers, who are authorized and responsible to enter such premises
and deactivate such alarm. It is unlawful for any person included
on such list, who has been personally contacted by the police department,
to fail to appear within the time designated by the police department
and deactivate the alarm for which he or she is responsible.
(Prior code § 16-62; Ord. 98-007 § 8, 1998)
It is unlawful for a person to give a false alarm.
(Prior code § 16-63; Ord. 98-007 § 9, 1998)
For a police or fire department response to a false alarm, the
police chief or fire chief shall charge and collect from the person
having or maintaining the activated alarm the following fees:
A. For
a response to premises at which no other false alarm has occurred
within the preceding six-month period, hereinafter referred to as
a first response, no fee shall be charged, but the person having or
maintaining the activated alarm shall, within three working days after
notice to do so, make a written report to the police chief or fire
chief, as appropriate, and on forms prescribed by them, setting forth
the cause of such false alarm, the corrective action taken, whether
such alarm has been inspected by an authorized technician and such
other information as may reasonably be required to determine the cause
of the false alarm and corrective action necessary.
B. For
a second response to the same premises within six months after the
date of the first response, no fee shall be charged, but a written
report shall be required as for a first response.
C. For
a third response to the same premises within six months after such
a second response, and for all succeeding responses, a fee of $75
shall be charged.
(Prior code § 16-64; Ord. 98-007 § 10, 1998)