[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of Montgomery Borough 12-13-1994 by Ord. No. 1994-2 (Ch. X, Part 5, of the 1996 Code of Ordinances). Amendments
noted where applicable.]
It shall be unlawful for an owner, tenant or occupier to fail
to properly maintain a fire, smoke or burglar alarm system resulting
in response by the Montgomery Fire Department or Police Department
to a false alarm. For the purpose of this chapter, response by the
Montgomery Fire or Police Department to more than one false alarm
due to an improperly maintained fire, smoke or burglar alarm system
or service in any thirty-day period shall be considered failure to
properly maintain such a system or service and violation of this section.
It shall be unlawful for an owner, tenant or occupier to negligently
set off a fire, smoke or burglar alarm system or service resulting
in a response by the Montgomery Fire Department or Police Department
to a false alarm. For the purpose of this chapter, a response to more
than one false alarm due to negligently setting off such a system
in any thirty-day period shall be considered a violation of this section.
The activation of an alarm system through mechanical failure,
malfunction, improper installation, or the negligence of the owner,
tenant or occupier or lessee of an alarm system, or his employees
or agents, shall be considered a "false alarm" for the purpose of
this chapter.
[Amended 12-12-1995 by Ord. No. 1995-21]
Any person or persons who shall violate any provision of this
chapter shall, for every such violation, be sentenced to pay a fine
of not less than $50 nor more than $600, and costs of prosecution;
and, in default of payment of fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment
for not more than 30 days. Provided: each day on which any such violation
takes place shall constitute a separate violation.
