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<section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="9-610" title_number="9" title_name="Crimes Against Public Administration" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Interference With Government Operations">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “defective alarm system” means an alarm system that activates:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>more than three false alarms within a 30-day period; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>eight or more false alarms within a 12-month period.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A law enforcement unit or fire department that responds to false alarms from a defective alarm system shall provide written notice of the defective condition to the alarm user.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The alarm user, within 30 days after receiving the notice, shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <level label="1">
          <text>if qualified, inspect the alarm system; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>have the alarm system inspected by an alarm system contractor; and</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>within 15 days after the inspection, file with the law enforcement unit or fire department that issued the notice a written report that contains the:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>result of the inspection;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>probable cause of the false alarms; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>recommendations or action taken to eliminate the false alarms.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>An alarm user may not use a defective alarm system after receiving a written notice under subsection (b) of this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>A person who violates subsection (c) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.</text>
  </level>
</section>
