City of Baltimore - File #: 21-0050

• File #: 21-0050
• Version: 0
• Name: Burglar Alarms Registration and Regulation - False Alarms
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 3/22/2021
• In control: Baltimore City Council
• Final action: 8/12/2022
• Enactment #: 22-161
• Title: Burglar Alarms Registration and Regulation - False Alarms For the purpose of revising the fees assessed to alarm system users for repeated false alarms; altering the number of false alarms within year that will result in the placement of the premises into a no-response status; requiring that alarm system monitors make certain additional attempts to verify the need for a police response; making certain stylistic changes; and providing for a special effective date.
• Sponsors: City Council President (Administration), John T. Bullock, Sharon Green Middleton
• Indexes: Alarms, Burglar, False Alarms

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/15/2022	0	Mayor	Signed by Mayor
6/27/2022	0	Baltimore City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor
6/21/2022	0	Baltimore City Council	3rd Reader, for final passage
6/21/2022	0	Public Safety and Government Operations	Recommended Favorably
6/15/2022	0	Public Safety and Government Operations	Recommended Favorably	Pass
6/13/2022	0	Public Safety and Government Operations	Worksession
5/4/2021	0	Public Safety and Government Operations	Worksession
4/5/2021	0	Public Safety and Government Operations	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
3/25/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Dept. of Housing and Community Development
3/25/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Fire Department
3/25/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Office of the Mayor
3/25/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Dept. of Finance
3/25/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
3/25/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Police Department
3/22/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Assigned
3/22/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Introduced

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: The Council President
At the request of: The Administration (Executive Office of the Mayor)
A Bill Entitled

An Ordinance concerning
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Burglar Alarms Registration and Regulation - False Alarms
For the purpose of revising the fees assessed to alarm system users for repeated false alarms; altering the number of false alarms within year that will result in the placement of the premises into a no-response status; requiring that alarm system monitors make certain additional attempts to verify the need for a police response; making certain stylistic changes; and providing for a special effective date.
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By repealing and re-ordaining, with amendments,
Article 19 - Police Ordinances
Sections 8-8, 8-9, 8-11
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

§ 8-8. False alarm fees.

(a) User responsible.

(1) The user of an alarm system is responsible for payment to the City of the false alarm fees imposed under this section. Failure to pay a false alarm fee or any attendant late fee within 60 days of imposition is a violation of this subtitle.

(2) For purposes of this section, 2 or more false alarms that occur within the same calendar day as a result of a single event are considered a single false alarm.


(b) Resi...