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ORDINANCE NO. 2915
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, REGULATING ALARM
BUSINESSES, SYSTEMS AND USERS BY ADDING A NEW CHAPTER
9 CONTAINING DEFINITIONS, REGULATIONS FOR NEW ALARM
SYSTEMS, ALARM FEES, PERMIT DURATION, RECORD KEEPING
REQUIREMENTS, SERVICE FEES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE;
PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
WHEREAS, the City of North Richland Hills desires to amend the Code of Ordinances
of the City of North Richland Hills.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the North Richland Hills Code Ordinances is hereby amended by
adding a new Chapter 9 which shall read as follows:
"Chapter 9 Alarm Business Systems, and Users
Sec. 9-1. Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to provide minimum standards and regulations applicable
to alarm systems, alarm businesses, and alarm users as defined in this chapter and to
encourage alarm businesses and alarm users to assure the proper operation of security
alarm systems and to significantly reduce or eliminate false alarm notification requests
made to the Police Department.
Sec. 9-2. Disclaimer.
The permit requirements and regulations set forth in this chapter in no way constitute an
endorsement of any business or of the concept of alarm systems as a positive aid to law
enforcement, and do not obligate City of North Richland Hills emergency personnel to
response in any manner to any notification as a result of a summons based on an alarm
system.
The fact of emergency personnel response(s) to one or more alarm system notifications
in no way is to be construed as the policy of the City of North Richland Hills or the intent
of this chapter. The establishment of such policy by this chapter is expressly denied.
Sec. 9-3. Administration and Funding
(a) Responsibility for administration of this Chapter is vested with the Chief of Police.
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(b) The Chief of Police may designate an Alarm Administrator to carry out the duties
and functions described in this Chapter.
(c) Monies generated by permit fees assessed pursuant to this Chapter shall be
dedicated for use by the Department directly for administration of the alarm
program and for recovery of general police services lost to false alarm response.
(d) The Alarm Administrator conducts an annual evaluation and analysis of the
effectiveness of this Chapter and identifies and implements system
improvements, as warranted.
Sec. 9-4. Definitions.
(a) Alarm Administrator means a Person or Person designated by the Chief of
Police to administer, control and review False Alarm reduction efforts and
administers the provisions of this Ordinance.
(b) Alarm Installation Company means a Person in the business of selling,
providing, maintaining, servicing, repairing, altering, replacing, moving or
installing an Alarm System in an Alarm Site. This definition shall also include
individuals or firms that install and service the Alarm Systems that will be used in
their private or proprietary facilities. This does not include persons doing
installation or repair work where such work is performed without compensation of
any kind (Le., "do-it-yourselfers").
(c) Alarm System means a device or system that emits, transmits, or relays a signal
intended to summon, or that would reasonably be expected to summon,
emergency personnel of the city, including but no limited to, local alarms. Alarm
system does not include:
(1) An alarm installed on a motor vehicle;
(2) Any device or system designed solely to detect or give notice of fire,
smoke, or water flow;
(3) An alarm system designed solely to alert the occupants of a building or
residence which will not emit a signal either audible or visible from outside
the building or residence.
(4) An alarm system that is a personal emergency response system as
defined by Sec. 781.001, Texas Health and Safety Code designed only to
permit the person to signal the occurrence of a medical or personal
emergency and not part of a combination of alarm systems that includes a
burglar alarm or fire alarm.
(d) Alarm Notification Request means a communication intended to summon
emergency personnel, which is designed either to be initiated purposely or by the
person or by an alarm system that responds to a stimulus characteristic of
unauthorized intrusion.
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(e) Alarm Site means a single premises or location (one street address) served by
an alarm system or systems. An alarm site will include a multiunit dwelling where
the owner of such dwelling provides or makes available an alarm system for his
tenants then for purposes of the issuance of a permit, each tenant shall obtain a
separate alarm permit for their respective unit.
(f) Alarm System User means a person who owns or controls the premises upon
which an alarm system is located.
(g) Local Alarm means an alarm system that emits a signal at an alarm site that is
audible or visible from the exterior of a structure.
(h) Chief means the chief of police of the City of North Richland Hills or his
representative.
(i) False Alarm Notification means the activation of an alarm system that results in
notification to city emergency personnel, and response by emergency personnel
at a time when the responding personnel find no evidence of unauthorized
intrusion, robbery, attempted robbery, or any other violation that the alarm
system was intended to report.
U) Alarm Permit Holder means a person who has received an alarm system
permit, as required by this chapter.
(k) Person means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, organization,
or similar entity.
(I) Special Trunk Line means a telephone line leading into the communications
center of the police or fire department that is for the primary purpose of receiving
alarm notifications.
(m) Emergency Personnel means police personnel or fire personnel of the City of
North Richland Hills.
(n) Monitoring means the process by which a Monitoring Company receives signals
from an Alarm System and relays an Alarm Dispatch Request to the North
Richland Hills Police Communications Center for the purpose of summoning the
North Richland Hills Police Department to the Alarm Site.
(0) Monitoring Company means a Person in the business of providing Monitoring
services.
(p) Takeover means the transaction or process by which an Alarm Permit Holder
takes over control of an existing Alarm System, which was previously controlled
by another Alarm Permit Holder.
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(q) ANSI/SIA Control Panel Standard CP-01 means the ANSI - American National
Standard Institute approved Security Industry Association - SIA CP-01 Control
Panel Standard, as may be updated from time to time, that details recommended
design features for security system control panels and their associated arming
and disarming devices to reduce the incidence of false alarms. Control panels
built and tested to this standard by Underwriters Laboratory (UL), or other
nationally recognized testing organization, will be marked to state: "Design
evaluated in accordance with SIA CP-01 Control Panel Standard Features for
False Alarm Reduction",
(r) Protective/Reactive Alarm System means an alarm system that is rigged to
produce a temporary disability or sensory deprivation through use of chemical,
electrical or sonic defense, or by any other means, including use of vision
obscuring/disabling devices.
(s) Robbery Alarm (also panic, duress or hold-up alarm) means an alarm signal
generated by the manual or automatic activation of a device, or any system,
device or mechanism on or near the premises intended to signal that a robbery
or other crime is in progress, and that one or more persons are in need of
immediate police assistance in order to avoid injury, serious bodily harm or death
at the hands of the perpetrator of the robbery or other crime.
(t) Verify means an attempt by the Monitoring Company, or its representative, to
contact the Alarm Site and/or Alarm Permit Holder by telephone and/or other
electronic means, whether or not actual contact with a Person is made, to
determine whether an alarm signal is valid before requesting a police dispatch, in
an attempt to avoid an unnecessary Alarm Dispatch Request. For the purpose of
this ordinance, telephone verification shall require as a minimum that a second
call be made to a different number, if the first attempt fails to reach an Alarm
Permit Holder who can properly identify themselves to determine whether an
alarm signal is valid before requesting an officer dispatch. Names and numbers
or those contacted or attempted to contact, must be provided when requested.
(u) Zones means division of devices into which an Alarm System is divided to
indicate the general location from which an Alarm System signal is transmitted.
(v) One Plus Duress Alarm means the manual activation of a silent alarm signal by
entering at an arming station a code that adds one to the last digit of the normal
arm/disarm code.
(w) False Alarm means the activation of an alarm system that results in a notification
of and a response by city emergency personnel within 30 minutes of alarm
notification and a determination by such personnel from an inspection of the
interior or exterior of the premises that the alarm was false.
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Sec. 9-5. Permit required, application, issuance.
(a) Existing alarm systems, Any alarm system which has been installed before the
effective date of this chapter shall be registered by the Alarm Permit Holder
within ninety (90) days of such effective date. An Alarm Installation Company or
Monitoring company shall provide a list of existing Alarm Permit Holders within
the city limits of North Richland Hills within (15) days of being notified in writing
by the Alarm Administrator.
(b) No person shall operate, cause to be operated, or permit the operation of an
alarm system unless a valid permit has been issued by the chief within 30 days
of installation or activation of such system. This requirement is applicable to the
person in control of the property, which the alarm system is designed to protect.
(c) An alarm system user or his agent shall obtain a permit for each alarm site.
(d) Upon receipt of a completed application form, the chief shall issue an alarm
permit to the applicant unless the applicant has failed to pay a service fee
assessed under Section 9-15 or has had an alarm permit for the alarm site
revoked, and the violation causing the revocation has not been corrected.
(e) Each permit application must contain the following information:
(1) Name, address and telephone number of the person who will be the
permit holder and be responsible for the proper maintenance and
operation of the alarm system and payment of fees assessed under this
chapter;
(2) The street address of the property on which the alarm system is to be
installed and operated;
(3) Classification of the alarm site as either residential or commercial;
(4) Any business name or title used for the premises on which the alarm
system is to be installed;
(5) The name of one other person to respond to an alarm in the event the
permit holder is unavailable;
(6) Any other information required by the chief, which is necessary for the
enforcement of this chapter;
(7) Name, address and telephone number of alarm monitoring company, if
any;
(8) Any dangerous or special conditions present at the Alarm Site such as
dogs or other animals or any type of alarm system that is rigged to
produce a temporary disability or sensory deprivation through use of
chemical, electrical or sonic defense, or by other means, including use of
vision/obscuring/disabling devices.
(f) Any false statement of a material matter made by the applicant for the purpose of
obtaining an alarm permit shall be sufficient cause for refusal to issue a permit
and/or for revocation of a permit already issued.
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(g) An alarm permit cannot be transferred to another person, A permit holder shall
inform the chief of any change that alters information listed on the permit
application within five (5) days of the occurrence of the change.
(h) All fees owed by an applicant must be paid before a permit may be issued or
renewed.
(i) Alarm Permit Fees. The fees for an alarm permit or an alarm permit renewal are
as follows:
(1) New permits
(a) $50 commercial
(b) $20 residential
(2) Annual renewal permits
(a) $25 commercial
(b) $10 residential
(3) Senior Rate (residential only)
(a) Permit Fee Ten dollars ($10)
(b) Renewal Fee Ten dollars ($10)
(4) to qualify for the senior rate the permit holder must be 65 years of age or
older, listed as the property owner or lessee and must have the alarm
contract in their name,
U) A late fee for non-payment within thirty (30) days after notification to alarm users
of an initial alarm permit registration or renewal fee shall be twenty-five dollars
($25.00).
(k) Any Person operating a non-permitted Alarm System will be subject to a fee of
$100. The Alarm Administrator may waive this additional fee or portions of it for
a non-permitted system if the system has been installed or activated less than
thirty (30) days prior to the violation or the Alarm Permit Holder submits a
successful application for an Alarm Permit within ten (10) days after official
notification of such violation,
(I) A fee of $100 shall be charged to a person licensed under Chapter 781, Texas
Health and Safety Code for the use of a central alarm installation located in a
police office that is owned, operated or monitored by the city.
(m) A person licensed under Chapter 781, Texas Health and Safety Code may be
required to discontinue service of an alarm signal device that because of
mechanical malfunction or faulty equipment causes at least five false alarms in a
12 month period until the device is repaired to the satisfaction of the police chief.
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Sec. 9-6. Permit duration and renewal.
A permit is valid, unless revoked, from the date of issuance for one year, upon receipt of
the annual fee. A permit will be automatically renewed for a one-year period, unless
revoked, upon receipt of the annual fee, unless cancelled by the permit holder.
Sec. 9-7. Proper alarm system operation and maintenance.
(a) A permit holder or alarm system user shall:
(1) maintain the Alarm Site and the Alarm System in a manner that will
minimize or eliminate False Alarms;
(2) make every reasonable effort to have a Responder to the Alarm System's
location within 20 minutes when requested by the police in order to:
(a) deactivate an Alarm System;
(b) provide access to the Alarm Site; and/or
(c) provide alternative security for the Alarm Site.
(3) not activate an Alarm System for any reason other than an occurrence of
an event that the Alarm System was intended to report.
(b) An Alarm Permit Holder shall adjust the mechanism or cause the mechanism to
be adjusted so that an alarm signal audible on the exterior of an Alarm Site will
sound for no longer than ten (10) minutes after being activated.
(c) An Alarm Permit Holder shall not use Automatic Voice Dialers,
(d) An Alarm Permit Holder shall maintain at each Alarm Site, a set of written
operating instructions for each Alarm System exclusive of any codes,
combinations or passwords.
(e) All Alarm Permit Holders shall agree with their Alarm Installation Company and/or
Monitoring Company to go through an "acclimation period" for the first seven (7)
days after installation of an Alarm System during which time the Alarm
Installation Company and/or Monitoring Company will have no obligation to and
will not respond to any Alarm Signal from the Alarm Site and will not make an
Alarm Dispatch Request to police, even if the Alarm Signal is the result of an
actual alarm event.
(f) Individuals that have installed their own system as well as firms with proprietary
systems shall comply with all of the requirements in this Section for Alarm Permit
Holders.
Sec. 9-8. Manual reset required.
A permit holder or person in control of an alarm system which has an automatic
resetting device, and which system causes three (3) or more alarms within a twenty-
four-hour period, shall manually reset the system.
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Sec. 9-9. Alarm reporting & monitoring requirements.
(a) A permit holder or person in control of an alarm system shall not allow alarm
signals to be reported through a relaying intermediary that does not comply with
the requirements of this chapter and any rules and regulations promulgated by
the chief, or is not licensed by the Texas Board of Private Investigators and
Private Security Agencies.
(b) A person who is engaged in the business of relaying alarm notifications to the
city shall:
(1) Make notification. by a human operator only after attempting to verify the
alarm by calling the permit holder or person in control of premises a
minimum of two times to two different numbers prior to reporting the alarm
to the Police Department;
(2) Report alarms only on special trunk lines designated by the chief;
(3) Communicate alarm notifications to the city in a manner and form
designated by the chief;
(4) Robbery, hold-up, duress and panic alarms are exempt from this
requirement.
Sec. 9-10. Record keeping.
(a) A person engaged in the business of selling, leasing, installing, or otherwise
distributing alarm systems shall maintain records at its place of business which
will show the names and addresses of persons to whom an alarm system was
sold, leased, installed, or otherwise distributed, as well as the date of such
transactions.
(b) Said alarm businesses or person shall make said records available during
regular business hours to the chief or his designee for inspection. The express
purpose of this section is to assure that alarm system users are in compliance
with this chapter, and not to regulate in any manner any person engaged in the
alarm business.
(c) An Alarm Installation Company and/or Monitoring Company shall provide the
Alarm Administrator with a complete list of active customers, annually, to assist
the Alarm Administrator with creating and maintaining the tracking data. The
customer information will be provided in a format the Alarm Company is capable
of producing and will include the following:
(1) Permit number
(2) Customer name
(3) Alarm Site address
(4) Installation or activation date
(5) Alarm company license number
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(d) An Alarm Installation Company and/or Monitoring Company that purchases
Alarm System accounts from another Person shall notify the Alarm Administrator
of such purchase and provide a complete list of the acquired customers, in a
format the Alarm Company is capable of producing, that includes the following:
(1) Permit number
(2) Customer name
(3) Alarm Site address
(4) Acquisition date
(5) Alarm company license number
Sec. 9-11. Duties of Alarm Systems Company.
(a) On the installation or activation of an alarm system, an alarm system company
shall distribute to the occupant of the alarm system location information
summarizing:
(1) the applicable law relating to false alarms, including the potential for
penalties and revocation or suspension of a permit;
(2) how to prevent false alarms; and
(3) how to operate the alarm system.
(b) An Alarm Systems Company shall notify the municipality in which the alarm
system is located of an installation or activation of an alarm system no later than
the 30th day after the date of the installation or activation. The alarm systems
company shall provide to the municipality:
(1) the alarm systems company name;
(2) the alarm system company license number;
(3) the name of the occupant of the alarm system location;
(4) the address of the alarm system location; and
(5) the date of installation or activation.
(c) The duties imposed by this section on an Alarm Installation Company do not
apply to the installation or activation of a personal emergency response system,
as defined under Texas Occupation Code, Section 1702.331.
(d) Upon the effective date of this Ordinance, Alarm Installation Companies shall not
program Alarm System so that they are capable of sending One Plus Duress
Alarms, Monitoring Companies may continue to report One Plus Duress Alarms
received from Alarm Systems programmed with One Plus Duress Alarms prior to
enactment of this Ordinance. However, upon the effective date of this
Ordinance, when a Takeover or Conversion occurs, an Alarm Installation
Company must remove the One Plus Duress Alarm capability from such Alarm
Systems.
(e) Upon the effective date of this Ordinance, Alarm Installation Companies shall not
install a device to activate a Robbery Alarm, which is a single action, non-
recessed button.
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(f) An Alarm Installation Company may not install any Alarm System on or after
January 1, 2007, that includes a detection device control panel unless the control
panel meets or exceeds ANSI/SIA CP-01 - Control.
Sec. 9-12. Automatic dialing prohibited.
No person shall operate or cause to be operated any automatic dialing device which,
when activated, uses a telephone device or attachment to automatically select a
telephone line leading into the police department or the city and then transmit any
prerecorded message or signal.
Sec. 9-13. Alarm dispatch records.
(a) Emergency personnel responding to a dispatch resulting from an alarm system
notification shall record such information as necessary to permit the chief to
maintain records, including, but not limited to, the following information:
(1) Identification of the permit holder;
(2) Identification of the alarm site;
(3) Time dispatched, arrived, and cleared;
(4) Time of day, date;
(5) Weather conditions
(6) Name of permit holder's representative on the premises if any.
(b) Responding personnel shall indicate on the dispatch record whether the
notification was caused by a false alarm.
Sec. 9-14. System performance reviews.
If there is reason to believe that an alarm system is not being used or maintained in the
manner that ensures proper operation and suppressed false alarms, the chief may
require a conference with an alarm permit holder and the individual or association
responsible for maintenance for the alarm system to review circumstances of each false
alarm. Any such conference will be held only after a ten-day notice on mailing to the
permit holder such notice to be effective on mailing to the permit holder at the address
listed on the application.
Sec. 9-15. Service fee; false alarm notification.
(a) An Alarm Permit Holder (other than robbery alarms) shall be subject to fees for
services, depending on the number of False Alarms within the preceding 12-
month period, based upon the following fee schedule:
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(1) False Alarm Fees
# of False Alarms
1
2
3
4-5
6-7
8 or more
Fifty Dollars
Seventy-five Dollars
One Hundred Dollars
Fees for service
No Fee
No Fee
No Fee
$50 each
$75 each
$100 each
(b) Activation of a robbery alarm shall be deemed an intentional act for which a
required fee shall be deemed imposed for false alarms. Any alarm user of such
alarms shall pay the city a fee for each and every false robbery alarm to which
police respond.
Fee Schedule
1 - No fee
2 - One hundred dollars
3 - One hundred dollars
4 or more - Two hundred dollars
$ 0.00
$100.00
$100.00
$200,00
(c) The $200 fee will continue to be assessed on all additional false robbery alarms
until the permit holder submits a certification from an Alarm Installation Company,
stating that the Alarm System has been inspected and repaired (if necessary) by
the Alarm Installation Company and proper training has been provided to the
alarm user.
(d) Late fee for non-payment within 30 days of notification of an alarm fee assessed
under this ordinance shall result in a late fee of $25,00.
(e) If a person notifies the chief and applies for an alarm permit before the
installation of a new alarm system, no service fee will be assessed during the first
fifteen (15) days after installation, and false alarm notifications during that period
will not be counted in determining when a service fee will be assessed.
(f) If cancellation of the alarm occurs prior to a police officers arriving at the scene or
the department does not respond within 30 minutes of the alarm notification, this
is not a False Alarm for the purpose of fees and no fee will be assessed.
Sec. 9-16. Revocation of alarm permit.
The chief may terminate an alarm permit after thirty days notice if he determines that:
(1) There is any violation of this chapter;
(2) There is a false statement of a material matter in the application for a
permit.
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(3) An alarm system has generated in excess of eight (8) false alarms during
any twelve (12) months;
(4) The permit holder has failed to make payment of any service fee, permit
fee or appeal hearing fee assessed under section 9-5 or 9-15 within thirty
(30) days of the assessment;
(5) Failure to attend the conference provided for in section 9-14.
Sec. 9-17. Appeal of false alarm service fees and denial or revocation of a permit.
(a) If the chief assesses a service fee for a false alarm, refuses to issue or renew a
permit, or revokes a permit, he shall send to the applicant or permit holder written
notice of his action and a statement of the right to an appeal. The applicant or
permit holder may appeal the decision of the chief to the assistant city manager a
written request for a hearing setting forth the reason for the appeal, within ten
(10) days after receipt of the notice of the chief. The filing of a request for an
appeal hearing with the assistant city manger stays the action of the chief to the
denial of a permit or the revocation of a permit until the assistant city manager
makes a final decision. If a request for an appeal hearing is not made within the
ten-day period, the action of the chief is final.
(b) An assistant city manager shall serve as hearing officer at an appeal, and
consider evidence by any interested person. The formal rules of evidence do not
apply at an appeal hearing; the hearing officer shall make his decision on the
basis of a preponderance of the evidence present within thirty (30) days after the
request for an appeal hearing is filed. The hearing officer shall affirm, reverse, or
modify the action of the chief. The decision of the hearing officer is final as to
administrative remedies within the city.
(c) An Appeal Hearing fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be paid before a
permit revocation appeal hearing will be scheduled with the Assistant City
Manager's office. Appeal fees will be returned to the appealing Alarm Permit
Holder, Alarm Installation Company or Monitoring Company if the appeal is
upheld.
(d) In addition to prohibiting or requiring certain conduct of individuals, it is the intent
of this chapter to hold a corporation, partnership, or other associations criminally
responsible for acts or omissions performed by an agent acting on behalf of the
corporation, partnership, or other association, within the scope of this
employment.
Sec. 9-18. Foñeiture of application fee upon revocation of permit.
When the revocation of a permit is final, all permit fees shall be forfeited.
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Sec. 9-19. Reapplication for permit after revocation.
(a) Should an alarm system user of his agent, after final permit revocation, desire to
reapply for a permit, he shall be required to submit a new permit application,
including the required permit fees.
(b) The applicant shall also submit satisfactory proof of compliance with the chapter.
(1) the applicant has submitted a written certification from an Alarm
Installation Company, that complies with the requirements of this chapter,
stating that the alarm system has been inspected and repaired (if
necessary) and/or additional training has been conducted by the Alarm
Installation Company; and
(2) the requirements of Section 1702.286 Texas Occupations Code pertaining
to the alarm company providing the Alarm User with information on:
(a) the law relating to False Alarms, including potential penalties and
the revocation of suspension of an Alarm Permit;
(b) how to prevent false alarms; and
(c) how to properly operate the alarm system.
Sec. 9-20. Confidentiality of information.
All information provided by a permit holder pursuant to this chapter shall be confidential
to the extent possible under Chapter 552, Texas Government Code, and shall be
utilized solely by the police department; provided that said information shall be available
to the permit holder.
Sec. 9-21. Exemption of certain government bodies.
The United States Government, the State of Texas, or any county government or school
district situated within the corporate city limits of the City of North Richland Hills shall
comply with the requirements of this chapter; provided however, that they shall be
exempt from the payment of fees.
Sec. 9-22. Violations
(a) It shall be unlawful to operate an alarm system during the period in which an
alarm permit is under revocation. Each day of such operation shall constitute a
separate offense.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate an alarm system without a permit or
in violation of any provision of Section 9-5. Each day of such operation shall
constitute a separate offense.
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Section 2. Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon final conviction thereof fined in an
amount not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500,00). Each day any such violation
shall be allowed to continue shall constitute a separate violation and punishable
hereunder.
Section 3. The City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to cause the
publication of the descriptive caption and penalty clauses hereof,
Section 4. The terms and provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed to be
severable and that if the validity of any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase
of this ordinance should be declared to be invalid, the same shall not affect the validity
of any other section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 11 th day of December, 2006.
CITY
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LEGAL DEPT. STAR TELEGRAM Is/Oscar Tr..vlno
Oscar Trevino - Mayor
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Patricia Hutson - City
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Is/George Staples
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Attorney
CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS
13580
THE STATE OF TEXAS
County of Tarrant
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