§ 50-341. Alarm dispatch request records.

(a)

The officer responding to an alarm dispatch request shall record such information as necessary to permit the alarm administrator to maintain records, including, but not limited, to the following information:

(1)

Identification of the permit number for the alarm site;

(2)

Identification of the alarm site;

(3)

Arrival time at the alarm site and dispatch received time;

(4)

Date and time;

(5)

Weather conditions;

(6)

Area and/or sub-area of premises involved;

(7)

Name of alarm user's representative on premises, if any;

(8)

Identification of the responsible alarm business.

(b)

The responding police officer shall indicate on the dispatch record whether the dispatch was caused by a criminal offense, an attempted criminal offense, or was a false alarm dispatch.

(c)

In the case of an assumed false alarm dispatch, the responding police officer shall leave notice at the alarm site that the police department has responded to a false alarm dispatch. The notice shall include the following information:

(1)

The date and time of police response to the false alarm dispatch;

(2)

The identification number of the responding police officer;

(3)

A statement urging the alarm user to ensure that the alarm system is properly operated, inspected, and served in order to avoid fees; and

(4)

Information about the new fee schedule that takes effect July 1, 1997.

(d)

Alarm businesses which perform monitoring services must maintain for a period of at least one year following request for police dispatch to an alarm site, records relating to the dispatch. Records must include the name, address and phone number of the alarm user, the alarm system zone(s) or point(s) activated, the time of request for police dispatch and evidence that an attempt to verify was made to the alarm site prior to the request for police dispatch. The alarm administrator may have access to and copies of such records for individually named alarm users.

(Ord. No. 970277, § A, 5-1-97)