HomeMy WebLinkAbout3899 AN ORDINANCE relating to the regulation of privately
owned burglary and/or robbery alarms, describing
offenses in connection therewith, and prescribing fees
and penalties, and repealing Ordinance No. ~ and
Ordinance No. 3177, pertaining to the regulation of
privately owned burglar alarms.
ThE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:
SECTION 1: It is unlawful to have or maintain on any
premise an audible type burglary and/or robbery alarm unless
there is posted at the main entrance to such premise a prominent
notice of the current telephone n~ber or numbers at which the
person or persons authorized to enter such premise and turn off
such alarm can be reached at all times. It is unlawful for any
such person to fail to appear and turn off any such alarm within
one (1) hour after being notified by the police to do so.
SECTION 2: It is unlawful for anyone to activate any
robbery or burglary alarm for the purpose of su~oning police
except in the event of an actual or attempted burglary or
robbery, or in the reasonable belief that such is occurring. It
is unlawful to notify police of an activated alarm having
knowledge that such activation was apparently caused by an
electrical or other malfunction of the alarm system or an
employee error without at the same time notifying the police of
such apparent malfunction.
SECTION 3. DEFINITIONS:
A. Person: Person shall mean any person, firm,
partnership, association, corporation, company or organization of
any kind.
B. False alarm: False alarm shall mean the activation of
the burglary and/or robbery alarm at a time when no burglary or
robbery is being committed or attempted to be committed.
C. Unpreventable false alarm: Unpreventable false alarm
shall mean a false alarm caused by power failures or
interferences unrelated to the operation of the owner's business.
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D. Preventable false alarm: Preventable false alarm shall mean a
false alarm caused by owner or employee error.
SECTION 4: Any person having or maintaining such burglary and/or
robbery alarm shall, within ten (10) working days after notice by the Police
Department at the scene of a false alarm shall make a written report to the
Chief of Police setting forth the cause of such false alarm, the corrective
action taken, whether such alarm has been inspected by an authorized service
man, and such other information as the Chief of Police may reasonably require
to determine the cause of such false alarm and prescribe corrective action
necessary.
SECTION 5: For each preventable false alarm resulting in a response by
the Bremerton Police Department, a fee of twenty Five Dollars ($25.00) s~ll
be charged. If subsequent falme alarms result from the failure to take necessary
corrective action as prescribed by the Chief of Police, the Chief of Police may
order the disconnection of such alarm system until much corrective action is
taken; provided, that no disconnection shall be ordered as to any premises
required by law to have an alarm system in operation.
SECTION 6: The determination whether or not a false alarm was preventable
shall be made by the Chief of Police or his designeed, Any fee resulting from
a determination that a false alarm was preventable shall be billed by the City
Treasurer's office and shall be deposited in the General fund.
SECTION .7.: It is unlawful for any person having or operating a privately
owned fire alarm syst'em to have direct electrical, mechanical, telephonic or
other type of connection with the facilities of any office, branch, depart-
ment or agency of the Fire Department, unless such person has and maintains a
central station protective signaling system meeting the standards of the
National Fire Protection Association dated June, 1956 (C.F. #234509), or
for any person having or operating a privately owned burglary and/or robbery
alarm system to have or maintain any equipment or device at or any direct
connection with the
facilities of any office, branch, department or agency of the
Police Department; provided, that nothing herein shall prohibit
the installation or use of regular private or business telephone
lines for the reporting by any person of a fire, burglary or
robbery.
SECTION 8: Anyone convicted of a violation of or failure to
comply with any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and is subject to a fine of not more than
Fifty Dollars ($50.00).
APPROVED by the City Council on the first reading this
_~ day of February, 1984.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton,
Washington, signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk in
authentication Of such passage this ~._. day of ~, 1984.
Mayor
KATHLEEN L. McCLUSKEY
City Clerk
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