§ 11-52. Duties of the alarm user.

(a)

An alarm uses shall:

(1)

Maintain the premises and the alarm system in a manner that will reduce or eliminate false alarms; and

(2)

Provide to the Kannapolis Police Department the alarm company the alarm permit number, (the number must be provided to the communications center by the alarm company to ensure dispatch);

(3)

Respond or cause a representative to respond to the alarm system's location within thirty (30) minutes when notified by the Kannapolis Police Department to deactivate a malfunctioning alarm system, to provide right of entry to the premises, or to provide alternative security for the premises; and

(4)

Not manually activate an alarm system for any reason other than an occurrence of an event that the alarm system was intended to report or to perform routine maintenance as prescribed by alarm system provider, and only after notice to and permission for such testing from the alarm company and the Kannapolis Police Department;

(5)

Must obtain a new alarm permit if there is a change in location, possession or ownership of a business or residence;

(6)

Failure to respond in accordance with the requirements of this section shall result in a fine of two hundred dollars ($200.00) per occurrence. This fine shall be assessed in addition to any other fines assessed under other sections of this article. In addition to this fine, neither the responding officer, nor the Kannapolis Police Department shall have, nor assume any responsibility for securing, guarding or otherwise protecting of any real or personal property that may have become exposed during the event resulting in the alarm. In addition to any fines under this section, the property owner and/or alarm user may be prosecuted for violation of section 11-21 of the City Code regarding prohibited noises.

(Ord. No. 2008-20, 4-28-08)