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 Fort Lauderdale
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 4. ALARM SYSTEMS

  § 4-8. Prohibitions.  

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  • (a)

    It is unlawful, and a violation of this chapter, when any of the following has occurred:

    (1)

    If any person intentionally activates any alarm system for the purpose of summoning the police department or fire-rescue department, except for what is reasonably believed to be a robbery, burglary, or other forcible crime on the premises, a fire on the premises, or a medical or other emergency on the premises.

    (2)

    If any person sells, leases, rents, installs, uses or causes to be installed or used, any telephone device, telephone attachment emergency alarm or other device which automatically transmits or causes to be transmitted a prerecorded or programmed message to report any fire, criminal or medical emergency directly to the police department or fire-rescue department.

    (3)

    If any alarm company performing monitoring services fails to make efforts to verify as legitimate every alarm signal, except a duress, holdup or fire alarm, before requesting a police response to an alarm signal.

    (4)

    If an activated emergency alarm has not been silenced by the user or his agent within one (1) hour, if the alarm sounds continuously, or if the alarm sounds intermittently for more than thirty (30) minutes from the time a member of the police or fire-rescue department has inspected the premises.

    (5)

    Every audible alarm system, except fire alarm systems, shall have a device to automatically terminate the audible signal within fifteen (15) minutes of activation.

    (6)

    If any person operates an alarm system without registering it and obtaining a certificate from the city.

    (7)

    If any alarm monitoring company fails to provide to the City of Fort Lauderdale Police Department customer information as required by section 4-3 of this chapter.

    (b)

    Any person found guilty of violating this section shall, upon conviction, be penalized as provided in section 1-6 of this Code.

    (c)

    Nothing in this chapter shall supersede or nullify the provisions of "Noise Control", Chapter 17 of this Code.

(Code 1953, § 17-4.1; Ord. No. C-83-84, § 2, 7-19-83; Ord. No. C-96-67, §§ 4, 9, 12-17-96; Ord. No. C-03-47, § 3, 1-6-04 ; Ord. No. C-17-28 , § 12, 9-13-17)