Definitions

Unless it is apparent from the context that another meaning is intended, the following words when used in this article shall have the meanings attributed to them by this section:

Alarm business means the business of any individual, partnership, corporation or other entity engaged in selling, leasing, maintaining, servicing, repairing, altering, replacing, moving or installing any alarm system or in causing any alarm system to be sold, leased, maintained, serviced, repaired, altered, replaced, moved or installed in or on any building, structure or facility. An alarm business shall be a burglar alarm specialty electrical contractor which shall have, as a qualifying agent, a State of Florida or Dade County company qualifier, meaning a person licensed as a Dade County master or journey-level burglar alarm specialty electrical contractor, Dade County master electrician, State of Florida alarm contractor, or State of Florida electrical contractor. An alarm business shall have a local business tax receipt issued by the city.

Alarm permit means a permit issued by the city allowing the operation of an alarm system within the city.

Alarm system means any assembly of equipment, mechanical or electrical, arranged to signal the occurrence of an illegal entry or other activity requiring urgent attention and to which the police department is expected to respond, but does not include alarms installed in conveyances or fire alarms.

Alarm user means the person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization of any kind in control of any building, structure or facility or portion thereof wherein an alarm system is maintained.

Automatic telephone dialing alarm system means the automatic dialing device or an automatic telephone dialing alarm system and shall include any system which, upon being activated, automatically transmits by telephone or telephone line to the Miami police department, a recorded message or code signal indicating a need for emergency response; or a system which, upon activation, connects to an answering service whose function it is to transmit to the Miami police department a need for emergency response.

False alarm means an alarm signal eliciting a response by police when a situation requiring a response by the police does not in fact exist; but this definition does not include an alarm signal caused by unusually violent conditions of nature nor does it include other extraordinary circumstances not reasonably subject to control by the alarm user.

Hearing officer means an employee of the city designated by the chief of police to act as an impartial arbitrator at hearings related to the enforcement of this article.

(Ord. No. 9203, § 1(2), 11-26-80; Ord. No. 10988, § 2, 6-11-92; Code 1980, § 3.5-22; Ord. No. 12885, § 1, 2-8-07; Ord. No. 13676, § 2, 4-27-17)