The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation
and enforcement of this chapter:
ALARM EQUIPMENT SUPPLIER
Any person, firm or corporation who sells or leases and/or
installs automatic protection devices or audible alarm systems.
ALARM USER
Any individual, partnership, unincorporated association,
corporation, trust or other legally recognized entity in control of
any premises having an audible alarm system or automatic protection
device which notifies the Police Department or Fire Department either
directly or indirectly and requires the response of the Police, Fire
Department or rescue companies.
ANSWERING SERVICE
A service whereby trained employees, in attendance at all
times, receive prerecorded messages or signals from automatic protection
devices reporting an emergency at a stated location and have the duty
to relay immediately by live voice any such emergency to the Police
Department, Fire Department or rescue company.
AUDIBLE ALARM
Any device, bell, horn or siren which is attached to the
interior or exterior of a building and emits a warning signal audible
outside the building and is designed to attract attention when activated
by a criminal act or other emergency requiring police, firefighters
or rescue company to respond.
AUTOMATIC PROTECTION DEVICE
An electrically operated instrument, composed of sensory
apparatus and related hardware, which automatically transmits a prerecorded
voice alarm over regular telephone line by direct or indirect connections
to the Police Department, Fire Department, central station protective
system or answering service upon receipt of a stimulus from a sensory
apparatus that has detected a physical force or condition inherently
characteristic of a fire, intrusion or other hazard.
CENTRAL STATION PROTECTIVE SYSTEM
A protective system or group of such systems operated privately
for customers by a person, firm or corporation which maintains supervisors
and accepts recorded messages or signals from automatic protection
devices at a central station having trained operators and guards in
attendance at all times that have the duty to take appropriate action
upon the receipt of a message or signal, including the relaying of
messages by a designated or direct trunk line to the communications
center of the Police Department.
FALSE ALARM
Any signal activated by an automatic protection device, any
audible alarm or any other kind of direct or indirect signal given
the police or fire communications center to which police or firefighters
or rescue companies respond, which signal or alarm is not the result
of a burglary, fire, robbery or similar emergency.
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Any Fire Department or fire company which responds to alarms
within the Township of Abington.
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, corporation, association or
other legally recognized entity.
The Secretary of the Township of Abington.
TOWNSHIP
The Township of Abington, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
TREASURER
The Treasurer of the Township of Abington.