(a) Each alarm user shall be required to register any alarm system with the Fire Chief or designee before the alarm system is activated or placed into service; except that alarm systems placed into service before the effective date of this chapter shall be registered within 30 days of the effective date. A separate alarm registration is required for each premises served by the alarm system. Alarm system registrations are nontransferable.

(b) All registrations and renewals shall be completed using a form provided by the Fire Chief or designee.

(c) Alarm registrations shall expire one year after the date of issuance and shall be updated if the alarm user is no longer contracting with the alarm business identified on the registration form. The Fire Chief or designee shall notify the alarm user of the necessity to renew the alarm registration 30 days prior to the expiration date.

(d) Failure to obtain a valid registration for an alarm system under this section shall subject the alarm user to a nonregistration penalty of $50.00. (Ord. 20121 § 3, 5-15-18.)