§ 28-124. Registration of alarm system.

(1)

All alarm users shall register, prior to the activation of the system, any alarm system installed after the effective date of this article.

(2)

Owners of alarm systems in existence prior to the effective date of this article shall not be required to register unless they have a false alarm. After such false alarm, the owner shall be required to register the alarm system with the sheriff's office. Owners of alarm systems in existence prior to the effective date of this article, who voluntarily register their systems prior to a false alarm, shall be exempted from paying the service fee for their first billable false alarm.

(3)

The owner shall be required to reregister whenever there is a change in the alarm business responsible for maintaining, servicing, and/or monitoring the alarm system or a change in the ownership of the alarm site or alarm system.

(4)

Registration shall not be transferable from one (1) alarm site to another or from one (1) owner to another.

(5)

Every alarm business shall provide a notice of completion notifying the alarm administrator of the existence of an alarm system prior to the alarm system being put into operation. It shall be the responsibility of the installing alarm business to provide the owner with notice of the existence of this article, a registration form, and the manufacturer's instructions.

(6)

The registration application must include:

(a)

The address of the alarm site, mailing address (if different from the address of the alarm site), business, home and cell phone telephone numbers of the owner, lessee, operator, manager or person in possession of the alarm site;

(b)

The name, address and telephone number of a minimum of two (2) responders who can be notified by the sheriff's office in the event of the activation of the alarm system, who shall be capable of responding to the alarm site within thirty (30) minutes and who are authorized to act as the alarm user's agent to assist law enforcement. The responder shall be able to:

i.

Enter the alarm site to determine if a security breach has occurred,

ii.

Assist in resetting or deactivating the alarm system;

iii.

Allow law enforcement to enter the alarm site to ensure it is safe; and

iv.

Act on behalf of the owner to secure the alarm site or take other necessary actions to assist law enforcement.

(c)

The name, address and telephone number of the alarm business contracted to service the alarm system and proof of proper state licensing/registration with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation as required by law. Proof of proper state licensing may be a valid state licensing number;

(d)

The date the registration is signed or the alarm system is placed in operation for any reason;

(e)

Information describing any dangerous or hazardous materials in or on the alarm site including, but not limited to, chemicals, explosive or combustible materials, animals or any other conditions that could create a danger for responding law enforcement personnel;

(f)

Other information as required by the sheriff's office.

(7)

When any of the information required to be provided in section 28-124 for registration has changed, it shall be reported to the alarm administrator by the owner within fifteen (15) days of the owner becoming aware of such change.

(8)

The owner shall complete and deliver the alarm registration in the required form to the alarm administrator before the alarm system is activated or placed into service. The alarm business, when authorized by the owner, may assist the owner in accomplishing this submission of the alarm system registration to the alarm administrator.

(Ord. No. 2012-16 , § 2, 9-18-12)