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Burlington Code of Ordinances ch. 21 (Offenses), Art. I § 21-42

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Burlington Code of Ordinances ch. 21 (Offenses), Art. I § 21-42
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Burlington (municipal)
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(f) Name, address and phone number of person or company responsible for installing the alarm;

(g) Name, address and phone number of alarm company responsible for monitoring the alarm system.

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Confidentiality. All information provided in the permit application shall be deemed confidential and shall not be subject to public disclosure.(c)

Penalty. The installation or utilization of a security alarm system without the filing of a complete application, the payment of the permit fee, or the payment when due of response charges required by this section is a civil offense punishable by a fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500.00) with a waiver penalty of one hundred dollars ($100.00). All duly authorized enforcement officials are authorized to issue a municipal complaint for a violation of this section.(d)

Response charges.(1) Response charges shall be assessed to the owner of the property upon which a security alarm system is installed when the police respond to an alarm and there has been or is no unlawful entry or activity on the property which led to the activation of the alarm. Response charges shall be assessed in the event of:

(A) The activation of an alarm system through mechanical failure, malfunction, or improper installation;

(B) The activation of an alarm system through the negligence of the owner or tenant at the property where the alarm system is located or of their employees or agents; or

(C) The activation of an alarm system through any other cause unrelated to unlawful entry or activity on the property where the alarm system is located.

(2) Response charges shall be assessed as follows for the period between July 1 and June 30:

(A) First response—Warning

(B) Second response—Warning

(C) Third response—$70.00

(D) Fourth response—$100.00