§ 2.5-1. Definitions.

The following definitions shall apply to this chapter:

Alarm agent: Any individual employed by an alarm business whose duties including altering, installing, maintaining, moving, repairing, replacing, selling, servicing, responding to, or monitoring an alarm system. It shall also mean any person employed or otherwise associated with an alarm business who has access to confidential information relating to a customer or subscriber of such alarm business which could be used to compromise or defeat an alarm system.

Alarm user: Any person on whose premises an alarm system is maintained, except for alarm systems on private residential property, or on motor vehicles, and except for alarm systems maintained by federal, state, county or municipal governments.

Central station: Any premise, usually maintained by an alarm company, equipped to receive and displace signals from any type alarms.

Chief of police: The Chief of the South Houston Police Department or his designated representative.

City: The City of South Houston, Texas.

Dial alarm: Any alarm or device which automatically selects a telephone line connected to police headquarters and reproduces a prerecorded message to report a criminal intrusion or other emergency requiring police response.

False alarm: The activation of an alarm system or device through mechanical failure, malfunction, improper installation, inclement weather, or the negligence of the owner or lessee of an alarm system or device or his employees, agents or representatives. Specifically excepted are acts of God, such as false alarms caused by hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes and the like.

Hold-up alarm: Any type alarm system or device designated to be activated by the alarm user or subscriber in the event of a hold-up or robbery.

Home alarm: Any alarm device or system which is connected to a residence, excluding smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors.

Person: Any individual, corporation, business, school district or other organization.

Subscriber: A person that buys, leases or otherwise obtains an alarm system, other than a residential alarm system, and who contracts with an alarm business to monitor and/or service the alarm system

(Ord. No. 96-030, § 1(I), 11-26-96; Ord. No. 97-030, § 1, 11-11-97)