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Code of Maryville
Title 21 Miscellaneous
Chapter 1 Alarms System
Title 21 Miscellaneous
Chapter 1 Alarms System
Maryville
Title 21 : Miscellaneous
Chapter 1 : Alarms System
21-107 : False alarms.
- Whenever an alarm is activated in the city, thereby requiring an emergency response to the location by police and/or fire personnel, a police and/or fire officer on the scene of the activated alarm shall determine whether the emergency response was in fact required as indicated by the alarm system or whether in some way the alarm system malfunctioned and thereby activated a false alarm.
- If the police or fire officer at the scene of the activated alarm system determines the alarm to be false and no emergency seems necessary, then said officer shall submit a report of the false alarm to the respective chief. A written notification of emergency response and determination of the response shall be mailed or delivered to the alarm user at the address noted on the permit or location where the alarm was activated. The permit holder, upon receipt of the notification, shall be entitled to a hearing before the respective chief, and the permit holder desiring a hearing shall request said hearing within ten (10) days of date of notification.
- The fire prevention bureau shall have the right to inspect any alarm system on the premises to which response has been made and he may cause an inspection of such system to be made at any reasonable time thereafter to determine whether it is being used in conformity with the terms of this chapter.
- It shall be a violation of this chapter to intentionally cause a false alarm, and any person who intentionally causes a false alarm shall be subject to the penalty provisions hereof.
- There shall be provided to the alarm user a ten (10) day grace period during the initial installation of the alarm system. Ten (10) days after the permit has been issued by the fire prevention bureau § 20-107(1) will not apply. Any emergency response provided by the city thereafter will be under the provisions of § 19-508, unless otherwise noted herein.
- It shall be required and provided that any alarm business testing or servicing any alarm system notify the police and/or fire departments and instruct said departments of the location and time of said testing and servicing. This section shall apply to any testing period after the initial installation period has ceased. Section 20-107(1) will not apply to the alarm user if prior notice of said testing has been made to the respective departments as outlined in this section. Any violation of this section herein will be assessed under the provisions outlined in § 19-508 of this chapter. (1999 Code, § 21-107)
Date Last Updated: 12/22/2025
Codification Date: 06/01/2024
Officials at Date of Last Codification:
Mayor - Andy White
Vice-Mayor - Fred Metz
Council Member - Sarah Herron
Council Member - Tommy Hunt
Council Member - Drew Miles
City Manager - Greg McClain
Assistant City Manager - Kevin Stoltenberg
City Recorder/Financial Services Director - Sherri Phillips
City Attorney - Melanie Davis