Sec. 3A-9. Penalties.
Montgomery County, Md., Code § 3A-9 (2026)
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(a)
An alarm user who violates Section 3A-3 or Section 3A-6(c) is subject to punishment for a class B violation.
(b)
The Police Department must not respond to an alarm signal from an alarm system if the alarm user has:
(1)
never registered the user's alarm system under Section 3A-3;
(2)
not paid an alarm response fee due under Section 3A-4 after expiration of the time allowed for, or the conclusion of, any appeal under Section 3A-5; or
(3)
not conformed the user's alarm system to County installation standards under Section 3A-6(d).
(c)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, the Police Department should respond to an alarm signal that a person intentionally activated in response to actual or threatened criminal activity. The enforcing agency must not count the signal as a false alarm under this Chapter.
(d)
An alarm business that violates this Chapter is subject to punishment for a class A violation.