§ 14-25. Alarm companies responsibilities.

(a)

It shall be the responsibility of any licensed person selling and, or, monitoring an alarm system to provide the user with the registration form and the "Village of Palmetto Bay Burglar Alarm Ordinance Information" form. The registration form provided to the user shall include the person's name, address, and State of Florida burglar alarm contractor's license number, and other information required on the registration form. An alarm company may not charge a customer a fee, other than the required registration fee, to register any alarm system with the village.

(b)

Any person testing and/or working on an alarm system shall promptly cancel any activation so that police will not be dispatched.

(c)

All alarm companies and/or monitoring companies shall be properly licensed as required by the State of Florida and any jurisdiction in which they have an actual place of business; and shall communicate alarm notifications to the village in a manner and form determined by the village. Additionally, no alarm company, monitoring company, and/or person in charge of a local alarm or alarm system shall permit an alarm indication from such alarm to be sent directly to the village.

(d)

All companies that monitor alarms installed upon properties within the boundaries of the city shall be required to register with the city. The initial registration fee shall be $100.00. The annual registration renewal fee thereafter shall be $100.00. The registration is good for one year from the registration date, and each one year period thereafter with renewal. The registration form shall contain the following but is not limited to:

(1)

The name, address and telephone number of the alarm monitoring company.

(2)

The corporate officers or owners of the alarm monitoring company and their title or relationship to the company.

(3)

The type(s) of alarm system(s) it monitors.

(4)

State license number.

(Ord. No. 2014-07, § 1, 10-6-2014)