§ 50-333. Permit required; application; fee; transferability; false statements.

(a)

No alarm user shall operate, or cause to be operated, an alarm system at its alarm site without a valid alarm permit issued by the alarm administrator. A separate permit is required for each alarm site.

(b)

The fee for an initial permit for an alarm site and the fee for each false alarm shall be determined and set by the Board of Police Commissioners of Kansas City, Missouri. The initial permit fee must be submitted to the alarm administrator within 15 days after the alarm installation or alarm takeover. No initial permit fee shall be charged to those individuals on public assistance and if any fee was paid it shall be refunded. These include individuals receiving: (1) Social Security benefits; (2) Food Stamps; (3) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; or (4) Supplemental Security Income (SSI). No monitored alarm system will be responded to by the police department without a valid alarm permit number provided by the alarm administrator at the time of application. Permit renewal fees in each subsequent year shall be the established fee for every false alarm that occurred during then previous 12 months. However, said renewal fee for a residential alarm shall be the additional fee for the third and subsequent false alarms that occurred in the previous 12 months and in no event exceed three times the established fee for a false alarm.

(c)

Upon receipt of a completed application form and the permit fee, the alarm administrator shall issue an alarm permit to an applicant unless the applicant has:

(1)

Failed to pay a fee assessed under section 50-345 or,

(2)

Had an alarm permit for the alarm site suspended or revoked, and the violation causing the suspension or revocation has not been corrected.

(d)

Each permit application must include the following information:

(1)

The name, address, and telephone numbers of the person who will be the permit holder and be responsible for the proper maintenance and operation of the alarm system and payment of fees assessed under this article;

(2)

The classification of the alarm site as either residential, commercial or apartment;

(3)

For each alarm system located at the alarm site, the purpose of the alarm system, i.e., burglary, holdup, duress, or other;

(4)

Signed certification from the alarm user and the alarm business stating:

(A)

the date of installation, conversion or takeover of the alarm system, whichever is applicable;

(B)

the name, address, and phone number of the alarm business performing the alarm system installation, conversion or alarm system takeover and responsible for providing repair service to the alarm system;

(C)

the name, address, and phone number of the alarm business monitoring the alarm system if different from the installing alarm business;

(D)

that a set of written operating instructions for the alarm system, including written guidelines on how to avoid false alarms, have been left with the applicant; and

(E)

that the alarm business has trained the applicant in proper use of the alarm system, including instructions on how to avoid false alarms.

(e)

Any false statement of a material matter made by an applicant for the purpose of obtaining an alarm permit shall be sufficient cause for refusal to issue a permit.

(f)

An alarm permit cannot be transferred to another person. An alarm user shall inform the alarm administrator of any change that alters any information listed on the permit application within five business days.

(g)

All fees owed by an applicant must be paid before a permit may be issued or renewed.

(h)

Information contained in permit applications shall be held in confidence by all employees or representatives of the BOPC with access to such information subject to the requirements of RSMo ch. 610.

(Ord. No. 970277, § A, 5-1-97; Ord. No. 971601, § A, 3-12-98)