§ 807-1-A4. Alarm Registration.  


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    Alarm Business Registration.

    a.

    All Alarm Businesses, as defined in 807-1-A of this section, are required to register with the False Alarm Reduction Unit of the Cincinnati Police Department. A registration fee of $250 will be imposed annually and registration is valid for one year from the date of registration.

    b.

    At the time of initial registration, Alarm Businesses will be required to provide a listing of current Alarm Systems within the City jurisdiction, including the Alarm User's name, mailing address, alarm location, and date of activation.

    c.

    Alarm Businesses will subsequently be required to notify the False Alarm Reduction Unit of any new Alarm System installations within forty-five (45) days of activation, including the Alarm User's name, mailing address, alarm location, and date of activation.

    d.

    The False Alarm Reduction Unit will notify the Alarm Business of the Alarm User Registration Number as assigned by the Cincinnati Police Department. All Alarm Businesses will be required to use the Alarm Users registration number, in addition to the address, when requesting a police response to an alarm.

    e.

    A $1000 civil penalty will be imposed (1) for each request for a police response related to an Alarm System operated by an unregistered Alarm Business; or (2) for each request by an Alarm User for registration of an Alarm System installed by an unregistered Alarm Business.

    f.

    Any Alarm Business with sustained operation within the City jurisdiction and a prior registration that was not renewed within ninety (90) days of the expiration of the registration period will be considered unregistered for the purposes of imposing civil penalties. The effective date of any subsequent renewal will be retroactive to the expiration date of the prior registration.

    g.

    Upon failure to provide notification of a new Alarm System installation within forty-five (45) days of activation, a $50 civil penalty will be imposed, per offense, upon the Alarm Business. Upon failure to provide required listing of Alarm Systems at the time of initial registration, a monthly civil penalty of $1000 will be imposed upon the Alarm Business. For each failure of the Alarm Business to provide the alarm registration number of any registered Alarm User when requesting a police response, a $25 civil penalty will be imposed.

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    Alarm User Registration.

    a.

    All Alarm Systems within the City of Cincinnati must be registered with the False Alarm Reduction Unit of the Cincinnati Police Department. New Alarm Users must register with the False Alarm Reduction Unit before the Alarm System is activated.

    b.

    Residential Alarm User registration is valid for two years from the date of registration and must identify the Alarm System location and the Alarm User. Residential Alarm Users shall pay a non-refundable, non-transferable, user and location-specific biennial fee of $50.

    c.

    Non-residential Alarm User registration is valid for two years from the date of registration and must identify the Alarm System location and the Alarm User. Non-residential Alarm Users shall pay a non-refundable, non-transferable, user and location-specific biennial fee of $100.

    d.

    A $100 civil penalty will be imposed on any Alarm User for using an unregistered Alarm System. The penalty may be waived if the Alarm User completes registration within twenty-one (21) days of the first notice of violation.

    e.

    Any active Alarm System with a prior registration that was not renewed upon expiration of the prior registration will be considered unregistered for the purposes of imposing civil penalties. Effective date of any subsequent renewal will be retroactive to the expiration date of the prior registration.

(Ordained by Ord. No. 147-2003, § 1, eff. July 15, 2003; a. Ord. No. 237-2003, eff. June 25, 2003; a. Ord. No. 256-2003, eff. Sept. 5, 2003; Emer. Ord. No. 116-2014, § 8, eff. July 1, 2014)