§ 18-90. Automatic dialing device—Interconnecting to trunklines.

(a)

No automatic dialing device shall be interconnected to any primary or special trunkline at any law enforcement agency or fire department in the county or the 911 communications center unless under special investigative purposes as authorized by the chief executive of the law enforcement agency, the fire marshal or the public safety director.

(b)

If a law enforcement agency has knowledge of the unlawful maintenance of an automatic telephone dialing alarm system installed, or operated in violation of section 18-90(a), it shall, in writing, order the owner, operator or lessee to disconnect and cease operation of the system within 72 hours of receipt of the order.

(c)

Any automatic telephone dialing system installed as set forth in section 18-90(a), prior to the effective date of Ordinance No. 2015-005 [October 1, 2016] shall be removed within 45 days of the order as referenced in section 18-90(b).

(Code 1982, § 1-2.5-4; Ord. No. 87-44, pt. A, 11-17-1987; Ord. No. 2015-005 , pt. B, 5-19-2015; Ord. No. 2016-005 , pt. A, 4-5-2016; Ord. No. 2016-011 , pt. A, 7-5-2016)