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which has been assembled or combined to alert police to an unlawful • entry or other activity requiring an immediate police response. Alarm User. Any person or entity (but not a governmental agency or department) owning or leasing an Alarm System or the premises on which such Alarm System is maintained. Automatic Communication Device. Any device or combination of devices that will, upon activation, either mechanically, electrically, automatically or by any other means, initiate the intrastate calling, dialing or connection to a telephone number, line or other instrument assigned to the City, its Police Department, or its Emergency Communications Center. False Alarm. The activation of any Alarm System, eliciting a response from the City Police Department when, in fact, a situation requiring such response (i.e., involving actual or threatened criminal activity constituting an immediate danger to life or property) does not exist, and such activation is through mechanical or electronic failure, malfunction, improper installation, and/or the negligence of the Alarm User, his employees or agents. The term shall not include an alarm caused by unusually violent conditions of nature, electrical power disruptions or failure of equipment at the City's police Emergency Operations Center. Section 20-34. Prohibited acts. • (a) No person or entity shall use, operate, install or maintain an Alarm System at any location in the City without first complying with the provisions of Section 20-35 of this Article. (b) No person or entity shall use an Alarm System when permission to use such system has been denied or revoked pursuant to Section 20-37 herein, and no person or entity shall fail to disconnect such Alarm System within ten (10) days after such denial and/or revocation. (c) No person or entity shall install, use or maintain on any premises within the City any Alarm System which delivers, or causes to be delivered, any pre-recorded message(s) to any telephone number or line assigned to the City, its Police Department or its Emergency Communications Center. (d) No person or entity shall cause an Automatic Communication Device to be installed on or connected to any telephone line leading into a City building, other than a line specified or designated by the Chief of Police for such purpose. Section 20-35. Registration of Alarm System required. (a) Prior to installing, using or maintaining any Alarm System on any premises within the City, an Alarm User shall provide • Page 2