Sec. 62-201Definitions

(a) Alarm registration. The alarm registration is the notification by an alarm company or an alarm user to the Ashburn Police Department that an alarm system has been installed and is in use.

(b) Alarm system. An alarm system is a device or series of devices including, but not limited to, systems interconnected with a radio frequency method such as cellular or private radio signals, which emit or transmit a remote or local audible, visual or electronic signal indicating an alarm condition and intended to summon the Ashburn Police Department or Ashburn Fire Department, including local alarm system. Alarm system does not include an alarm installed on a vehicle or person unless the vehicle or personal alarm is permanently located at a site.

(c) False alarm. A false alarm is the activation of a fire, burglary and/or robbery or personal alarm by other than a medical emergency, fire, unintentional smoke, forced entry or attempted forced entry to the premises and at a time when no fire has occurred, no emergency medical treatment is needed or no burglary, theft, robbery or forcible entry is being committed or attempted on the premises. False alarms shall include negligently activated alarms, alarms which are the result of equipment which has been improperly installed or maintained, and alarms which are purposefully activated to summon the police, firemen or EMTs in nonemergency situations, but does not include an alarm caused by violent weather conditions, acts of God or other causes which are beyond the user's control.

(d) Multiple alarm sites. Multiple alarm sites means more than one alarm system on the premises.

(e) Panic or personal alarm. Panic or personal alarm means an alarm system signal generated by the manual activation of a device intended to signal a life threatening or emergency situation requiring fire or law enforcement response.

History: (Ord. No. 09-02, § 1, 3-5-2009)