§ 8-362. Dispatch records.

(a)

The officer responding to an alarm dispatch request shall record such information as necessary to permit the alarm administrator to maintain records, including, but not limited to the following information:

(1)

Identification of the permit number for the alarm site.

(2)

Identification of the alarm site.

(3)

Date and time alarm dispatch received.

(4)

Date and time of arrival at the alarm site.

(5)

Weather conditions.

(6)

Area and/or sub-area of premises involved.

(7)

Name of alarm user's representative on premises, if any.

(8)

Identification of responsible alarm business. If unable to locate the address, notify monitoring company.

(b)

The responding officer shall indicate on the dispatch record whether in such officer's judgment the dispatch was caused by a criminal offense, an attempted criminal offense, an alarm user error, weather conditions, or an unknown cause.

(c)

In the case of an assumed false alarm dispatch, the responding officer shall leave notice at the alarm site that the law enforcement officer has responded to a false alarm dispatch. The notice shall include the following information:

(1)

The date and time of law enforcement response to the false alarm dispatch.

(2)

The identification number of the responding officer, and the event number of the false alarm dispatch.

(3)

A statement urging the alarm user to ensure that the alarm system is properly operated, inspected, and serviced in order to avoid misuse of law enforcement response and imposition of fines and other penalties.

(Code 1992, § 7-305; Ord. No. 208, § 1, 3-22-1999; Ord. No. 260, § 15, 1-22-2002)