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33-557-Ordinance No. 203.10 Recorded 11/21/1979~~-707- 33 wU557 IN THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR DESCHUTES COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF ) An Ordinance Regulating Alarm Equipment, ) Alarm Equipment Supplies, Alarm ) ORDINANCE NO. 203.10 Monitoring Services, and Security Personnel ) The Board of Commissioners of Deschutes County, a political subdivision of the State of Oregon, hereby ordains as follows, pursuant to ORS 203.035: SECTION I. Definitions. As used in this Ordinance: 1.01:0 "Alarm Equipment Supplier" means any person in the business of selling, leasing, installing, or maintaining automatic protection devices which are connected to police or fire departments or to an alarm monitoring service, or audible alarm systems. 1.020 "Alarm Monitoring Service" means any person in the business of operating a service that includes a service whereby persons receive messages from automatic protection devices reporting emergencies at stated locations and relay such emergency message to the communications center or center of the fire department or sheriff's department. 1.030 "Automatic Protection Device" means any electrically or mechanically operated instrument designed for keying to a licensed alarm monitoring service or a fire department, sheriff's department, or other government law enforcement agency. 1.040 "Security Persons" means security guards, alarm monitoring personnel and alarm installers. 1.050 "Direct Line" means a special unlisted telephone line, unavailable for use by the public at large, leading directly to the communications center of the fire department or police department from a single, specific location and designed to be used only to report emergency messages and signals. 1.055 "False Alarm" means a message summoning the emergency services of a fire department or law enforcement agency when no emergency exists. This may be due, among other causes, to malfunctioning of any automatic protection device, or mistake by any alarm Page -1- VOL 33 FACE monitoring service under the management and control of the owner of the premises protected by the device or service, or such owner's agents, employees, or contractors. The opinion of any licensed alarm installer shall be admissible on the issue of whether an automatic protection device has mal- functioned. 1.060 "Key" means to utilize a telephone line for transmitting a message. 1.070 "Regular Telephone Line" means a general telephone line leading to the communications center of the fire department or police department or alarm monitoring service available for use by the public at large. 1.080 "Sensory Detection Apparatus" means a mechanical or electrical device, part of an automatic protection device, which is designed for detection of any physical force or condition inherently characteristic of fire or the unauthorized intrusion into or upon protected premises. SECTION 2. Automatic Protection Device - Restrictions on Keying. 1.010 The keying of automatic protection devices so as to send pre- recorded or other messages directly over regular telephone lines to the fire department or sheriff's department of Deschutes County is prohibited. All auto- matic protection devices shall be keyed so as to send pre-recorded or other messages to the unlisted telephone line installed in the fire or sheriff's department or alarm monitoring service for that purpose. 1.020 Within thirty (30) days after the effective date of this Ordinance, all automatic protection devices presently keyed to send pre-recorded or other messages directly over regular telephone lines to the fire department or sheriff's department shall be altered so as to key the automatic protection device to a telephone number other than those listed for the fire department or sheriff's department. 1.030 No person except a duly licensed alarm equipment supplier shall PAGE -2- VOL 33 FA-11 559 key an automatic protection device to the fire or sheriff's department or alarm monitoring service. SECTION 3. Duties of Owner of Lessee. 3.010 It shall be the duty of the owner or lessee of any automatic pro- tection device to arrange for the equipment alteration prescribed in Section 2 of this Ordinance. 3.020 The owner or lessee of an automatic protection device shall be responsible for having the device repaired or disconnected, as quickly as reasonably possible after he learns, either from his own sources, an alarm monitoring service, an alarm equipment supplier, or any member of the fire department or sheriff's department that the device is not working properly. The automatic protection device must be disconnected within 48 hours if repairs cannot be made. SECTION 4. Licensing of Alarm Equipment Supplier. No person shall sell or lease any automatic protection devices for installation in or upon any premises in the County of Deschutes or install or maintain for a fee such devices, whether or not such devices are keyed to a license alarm monitoring service, without obtain- ing a license from the Sheriff prior to such sale, lease, installation, or maintenance. SECTION 5. Alarm Equipment Supplier - Licensing Procedure. Every alarm equipment supplier shall apply to the Sheriff for a license on a form to be furnished by the County and shall pay to the Sheriff an annual license fee of $24.00. Each application shall be signed by the applicant or its agent and shall include the following: 5.010 The name, address, and telephone number of the applicant and its type of business organization (individual, partnership, or corporation). If the applicant is a partnership, the names and addresses of the partners shall be given; if the applicant is a corporation, the names and addresses of its principal officers and registered agent shall be given. PAGE -3- `von 33 F 5.020 A complete background check shall be made by the Sheriff of all applicants and employees. 5.030 A statement detailing the required maintenance service for the applicant's automatic protection devices that is offered to its customers and the applicant's certification of the availability of their service. 5.040 An agreement on the part of the applicant to comply with the operational standards listed in Section 6 of this ordinance, with other require- ments for issuance of licenses imposed by this ordinance, and with other reason- able rules and regulations that may be issued by the Sheriff. 5.050 The Sheriff may deny the application required by this section, when the application does not comply with the above standards or the background check show that the applicant or an employee has been convicted or pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to a crime involving moral turpitude or when the applicant or an employee would not be bondable. Any such denial may be appealed to the County Commission by written notice to the Sheriff within 10 days after such denial. 5.060 All employees of alarm equipment suppliers, who will install automatic protection devices, shall possess and carry with them identification cards issued by the Sheriff. The Sheriff may charge a reasonable fee for pro- viding the identification cards. SECTION 6. Alarm Equipment Supplier - Operational Standards. In addition to other requirements for issuance of a license imposed by this ordinance, the Sheriff, before issuing a license to any alarm equipment supplier, shall insure that the following minimum operational standards are met: 6.010 Every alarm equipment supplier applying for a license under this ordinance shall agree to furnish to the person to whom such device is sold or leased or for whom the device is installed or maintained, complete instructions detailing the operation of the device and instruction covering Page -4- VOL 33 PAGE 561 use of the device and an operating manual for the device. These instructions shall include information as to how the device's alarm may be aborted. 6.020 All licensed alarm equipment suppliers shall notify the County Sheriff at least 24 hours before activation of any automatic protection device, giving the information outlined below. With respect to all automatic protec- tion devices previously sold, leased, installed, or maintained by them on the effective date hereof, within 30 days said suppliers shall provide the County Sheriff a list of all automatic protection device installations known to them, including: (a) The address of the premises where the device is installed and the telephone number at its location; (b) The name, residence address, and telephone number of the owner or lessee of the premises; (c) The names, addresses, and telephone numbers of any other persons who may be authorized to respond to an emergency and open the premises where the device is installed; and (d) The type of alarm, characterized as police or fire, its particulars (internal or perimeter both) and a description of how it is activated; (through heat, smoke, intrusion, sound, vibration, etc.) 6.030 When automatic protection sold, leased, installed, or maintained by an alarm equipment supplier has been keyed to a licensed alarm monitoring service, information to be supplied to the County pursuant to paragraphs (c) of subsection (2) shall be provided, in addition to the alarm monitoring service to which the device has been keyed. 6.040 At the time of sale, lease, or installation, all licensed alarm equipment suppliers shall furnish to the persons for whom the automatic protection Page -5- VOL 33 FAcE 562 device has been sold, leased or installed, written information as to how maintenance service from the supplier can be obtained on a 24-hour basis, including 24-hour telephone numbers to call for service. 6.050 All audible alarms shall have automatic timers to silence the alarm after 30 minutes. In the event an audible alarm is not automatically silenced after 30 minutes, an officer of the Sheriff's department may disconnect or otherwise disable the alarm to preserve the peace and quiet of the neighbor- hood. Neither the County Sheriff Department nor any officer thereof shall be liable for any damages resulting from actions taken pursuant to this paragraph. 6.060 All direct line fire alarm systems, except automatic telephone dialers and digital receivers, and their installation shall conform to the stan- dards of the National Fire Protection Association. 6.070 All direct line automatic protection devices shall be tested not r less than every six months. Each test report shall be submitted to the Sheriff and fire departments. Prior to each test, at least 10 minute's.notice shall be given to the Sheriff and fire departments and alarm monitoring services. Installation testing and repair of such devices shall be done only after specific arrangement with the Sheriff and fire department and alarm monitoring service. Testing shall be the responsibility of alarm owners or lessees. SECTION 7 Licensing of Alarm Monitoring Services. No person shall operate an alarm monitoring service without obtaining a license from the Sheriff prior to such operation, and shall pay to the Sheriff an annual license fee of $25.00. Any person in the County who operates an alarm-monitoring service may, upon obtaining a license from the Sheriff, include in such service the receipt and relay a live voice message, from automatic protection devices to the fire department or Sheriff department. . SECTION 8. Alarm Monitoring Service - Licensing Procedure. Every alarm monitor- ing service shall apply to the Sheriff for a license on a form to be furnished Page -6- 33 TASE63 by the County. Each application shall be signed by the applicant or its agent and shall include the following: 8.010 The name and address of the applicant and its type of business organization (individual, partnership, or corporation). If the applicant is a partnership, the names and addresses of the partners shall be given; if the appli- cant is a corporation, the names and addresses of its principal officers and regis- tered agent shall be given. 8.020 An agreement that the Sheriff may make a background check of all applicants and their employees at any time. 8.030 A statement that the applicant is willing to comply with the oper- ational standards contained in Section 9 of this ordinance, with other requirements for issuance of licenses imposed by this ordinance and with other reasonable rules and regulations that may be issued by the Sheriff. 8.040 Evidence of adequate insurance and bonding to cover foreseeable risks of loss to customers due to failure to notify authorities after receipt of an alarm. 8.050 The Sheriff may deny the application required by this section, when the application does not comply with the above standards, the background check shousthat the applicant or an employee has been convicted or pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to a crime involving moral turpitude,or when the applicant or an employee would not be bondable. Any such denial may be appealed to the County Commission by written notice to the Sheriff within 10 days after such denial. SECTION 9. Alarm Monitoring Service - Operational Standards. In addition to other requirements for issuance of a license imposed by this ordinance, the Sheriff, before issuing a license to any alarm monitoring service may insure that the following minimum operational standards are met: 9.010 The room or rooms containing alarm monitoring services shall be separate from all other telephone answering operations and secured at all times PAGE -7- VOL 33 fAu 564 so that only authorized employees will have access thereto.. The premises shall have a direct panic alarm providing instant communication to the Sheriff's office. No other types of operations shall be carried on by the personnel on duty in the monitoring section. 9.020 As soon as practicable, the alarm monitoring service operator on duty shall report to the department or agency concerned, the contents of any mes- sage received from an automatic protection device. Under no circumstances shall the alarm monitoring service operator notify anyone of the message received prior to informing the appropriate law enforcement department or agency, provided however that nothing herein shall prevent an alarm monitoring service from iden- tifying and aborting a false alarm. 9.030 Instructions for handling emergency messages shall be posted by the service from whose premises live voice alarms originate for reference by alarm monitoring service operators. Instructions shall be modified as the Sheriff requires. 9.040 A sufficient number of alarm monitoring service operators shall be on duty at all times to assure that messages from automatic protection devices are relayed immediately to the department or agency concerned. 9.050 The alarm monitoring service shall agree to submit to the County the names and addresses of all present or proposed employees of the service, together with any other personnel information the County may reasonably require for background checks. 9.070 The alarm monitoring service shall agree to provide to the County all information required by Section 6.020 of this ordinance. SECTION 10. Licensing of Security Personnel. No person shall be employed as security persoir without a valid license issued by the Sheriff and said security person shall possess and carry said license while in the scope of employ- ment. SECTION 11. Security Person; Licensing Procedure. All security persor* Page -8- shall apply to the Sheriff for a license on a form to be furnished by the County and shall pay to the Sheriff :an initial license fee of $10.00 and an annual renewal fee of $2.50. Each application shall be signed by the applicant and shall include the following: 11.010 The name, address, and telephone number of'the applicant. 11.020 A complete background check made by the Sheriff of all appli- cants, disclosing no criminal conviction involving moral turpitude or ineligibility to be bonded. 11.030 An agreement on the part of the applicant to comply with reason- able rules and regulations that may be issued by the Sheriff. 11.040 If the applicant is to carry a firearm in the course of employment, then he shall, in addition to the other requirements of this section, pass the same firearms qualification test as designed and administered by the Sheriff for his deputies; cost of application shall be borne by applicant. SECTION 12. Regulations of Receivers. The Sheriff and Fire Chief may prescribe the type and number of alarm receivers to be installed in their respective departments. SECTION 13. Non-liability of County. Neither the County of Deschutes nor any official or employee thereof shall be liable for any damage resulting from the malfunction or defective installation of any automatic protection device or alarm monitoring service or conduct of security personnel provided for in this ordinance. SECTION 14. Fees. The Board of County Commissioners, may establish reasonable monthly charges to be collected by the Sheriff to cover the cost of monitoring of automatic protection devices. SECTION 15. Use of Fees. All fees paid pursuant to this ordinance shall be promptly deposited in the general fund of the district or political subdivision collecting the fee. SECTION 16.010 Penalties for false alarms. All unlicensed automatic protective devices shall inactivated within 30 days after the effective date of this PAGE -9- .o , ~YY Y . . VOL 33 ME 5 _ ordinance. If any person causes a false alarm which results in emergency police or fire department action, the Sheriff may, 10 days after personal service of written notice or after delivery of written notice by certified mail return receipt requested, disconnect any person's direct line telephone service to the Sheriff's Department at the owner's expense. Alternatively, the Sheriff may order the owner to inactivate the automatic protection device producing the false alarm. If, during the 10 day period, the owner or lessee of the device requests a hearing on the revocation of the license, the Board of County Commissioners shall set a hearing on the matter to be conducted in accordance with ORS Chapter 183 and the Attorney General's Model Rules of Procedure promulgated there- under. In order to have a revoked license reinstated, the owner or lessor of the automatic protection device must apply on forms provided by the Sheriff's Department which shall require an affidavit stating in detail the corrective ac- tions taken to prevent recurrence of a false alarm. The fee for such reinstate- ment shall be as follows: (a) If the automatic protection device produces a fire alarm or armed robbery alarm - $50.00. (b) If the automatic protection device produces any other type of alarm $25.00. The reinstatement fees stated in this Section may be changed by order of the Board of County Commissioners to sums that will reasonably compensate the Sheriff for responding to the false alarm which resulted in revocation of the license and which will cover the cost of processing the reinstatement appli- cation. SECTION 16.020 Other Penalties. Any person violating any provision of this ordinance or disobeying any order of the Sheriff made pursuant to Section 16.010 shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding $300.00. SECTION 16.030 In addition to the foregoing, the Sheriff may administratively suspend or revoke the license of any alarm equipment supplier, security personnel, Page -10- r~ Von. 33 FnE 567 or alarm monitoring service which violates the provisions of this ordinance, and disconnect any direct line telephone service with the Sheriff's Department 10 days after personal service of written notice or after delivery of written notice by certified mail return receipt requested. During the 10 days follow- ing service of the notice, the person served may request a hearing on the revocation of the license by letter to the Board of County Commissioners. Upon receipt of the letter, the Board shall set a hearing on the matter to be con- ducted in accordance with ORS Chapter 183 and the Attorney General's Model Rules of Procedure promulgated thereunder. ADOPTED this day of'LGAXVY" U , 1979. BOARD OF CLAY C. ATTEST: PATTERSON, ty Clerk SSIONERS ALBERT A. YOUNG, issioner ROBERT C. PAULSON, JR., Commissione Page -11-