Baltimore City Council
File #: 09-0288    Version: 0 Name: Burglar Alarms - Registration Fees
Type: Ordinance Status: Failed - End of Term
File created: 2/23/2009 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action:
Enactment #:
Title: Burglar Alarms - Registration Fees FOR the purpose of repealing the authority to impose certain registration and related fees on users of burglar alarm systems; and generally relating to the registration and regulation of burglar alarms.
Sponsors: Rochelle Spector, Robert Curran, Mary Pat Clarke, Helen L. Holton, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Warren Branch, James B. Kraft, Edward Reisinger, Sharon Green Middleton, Agnes Welch
Indexes: Alarms, Burglar, Fees, Registration
Attachments: 1. 09-0288 - 1st Reader.pdf, 2. Finance - 09-0288.pdf
EXPLANATION: CAPITALS indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
 
      * WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
      THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
      INTRODUCTORY*
 
      CITY OF BALTIMORE
      COUNCIL BILL           
 
                                                                                                                                                            
Introduced by:  Councilmembers Spector, Curran, Clarke, and Holton                                            
 
 
      A BILL ENTITLED
 
AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Burglar Alarms - Registration Fees
 
FOR the purpose of repealing the authority to impose certain registration and related fees on users of burglar alarm systems; and generally relating to the registration and regulation of burglar alarms.
Body
BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
  Article 19 - Police Ordinances
  Section(s) 8-2(b)(2), 8-5(a)
  Baltimore City Code
   (Edition 2000)
 
  SECTION 1.  BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:
 
      Baltimore City Code
 
      Article 19.  Police Ordinances
 
      Subtitle 8.  Burglar Alarms - Registration and Regulation
 
§ 82.  Rules and regulations.
 
(b)  Scope.      
 
     The Commissioner's rules and regulations shall include:
 
(2)      subject to the approval of the Board of Estimates, reasonable fees TO BE PAID BY CONTRACTORS AND MONITORS for registrations, renewals of registration, and reinstatements of revoked registration under this subtitle;
 
 
§ 85.  Registration - Users.
 
(a)  Registration required.
 
(1)      An alarm system user must register with the Commissioner before the user's alarm system causes contact with police or results in a police response at the user's property.
 
(2)      NO FEE MAY BE CHARGED TO A USER FOR A REGISTRATION, RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION, OR REINSTATEMENT OF A REVOKED REGISTRATION UNDER THIS SUBTITLE.
 
  SECTION 2.  AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the catchlines contained in this Ordinance are not law and may not be considered to have been enacted as a part of this or any prior Ordinance.
 
  SECTION 3.  AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That this Ordinance takes effect on the 30th day after the date it is enacted.
 
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