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112 (R) Twelve (12) Month Period shall be based on calendar months, which period shall run from the occurrence of the first false alarm. (S) Verify means an attempt, by the Alarm Business, or its representative, to contact the Alarm Site by telephonic or other electronic means, whether or not actual contact with a Person is made, before requesting a dispatch, in an attempt to avoid an unnecessary Alarm Dispatch Request. SECTION 3. PERMIT REQUIRED; APPLICATION; FEE; TRANSFERABILITY; FALSE STATEMENTS. (A) No Alarm User shall operate, or cause to be operated, an Alarm System at its Alarm Site without a valid alarm permit issued by the Alarm Administrator. A separate permit is required for each Alarm Site. (B) The annual fee for a permit or permit renewal for a residential Alarm Site is $10.00. The annual fee for a permit or permit renewal for a commercial Alarm Site is $15.00. No refund of a permit or permit renewal fee shall be authorized. The initial annual permit fee shall be submitted to the Alarm Administrator within fifteen (15) days after the alarm installation or alarm Takeover. (C) Upon receipt of a completed application form and the permit fee, the Alarm Administrator shall issue an alarm permit to an applicant unless the applicant has: (1) failed to pay a fine assessed under Section 11 or, (2) had an alarm permit for the Alarm Site suspended or revoked, and the violation causing the suspension or revocation has not been corrected. (D) Each permit application shall include the following information: (1) the name, address, and telephone number(s) of the Person who will be the permit holder and be responsible for the proper maintenance and operation of the Alarm System and payment of fees assessed under this article; (2) the classification of the Alarm Site as either residential, commercial or apartment; (3) for each Alarm System located at the Alarm Site, the purpose of the Alarm System, i.e., burglary, holdup, duress, fire, medical or other; (4) signed certification from the Alarm User stating: (a) the date of installation, Conversion or Takeover of the Alarm System, whichever is applicable; (b) the name, address, and phone number of the Alarm Business performing the Alarm System installation, Conversion or Alarm System Takeover and responsible for providing repair service to the Alarm System: (c) the name, address, and phone number of the Alarm Business Monitoring the Alarm System if different from the installing Alarm Business; (d) acknowledgment that a set of written operating instructions for the Alarm System has been left with the applicant; and (e) acknowledgment that the Alarm Business has trained the applicant and all persons who will be authorized to manipulate the alarm controls, including employees, in proper use of the Alarm System, including instructions on how to avoid false alarms. (E) Any false statement of a material matter made by an applicant for the purpose of obtaining an alarm permit shall constitute cause for refusal to issue a permit. (F) An alarm permit cannot be transferred to another Person. An Alarm User shall inform the Alarm Administrator of any change that alters any information identified on the permit application within five business days. (G) All fees owed by an applicant shall be paid before a permit may be issued or renewed. (H) Information contained in permit applications shall be held in confidence by all employees or representatives of the county/city with access to such information. SECTION 3.1 ALARM SYSTEMS IN APARTMENT COMPLEXES - CONTRACTED FOR BY INDIVIDUAL TENANT. (A) If an Alarm System installed by an individual tenant in an apartment complex unit is monitored or repaired, the tenant shall provide the name of a representative of the apartment owner or property manager who can grant access to the apartment to the Alarm Business which is providing the monitoring or repair service. (B) A tenant of an apartment complex shall also obtain an alarm permit from the Alarm Administrator before operating or causing the operation of an Alarm System in the tenant's residential unit. The annual fee for this permit or the renewal of this permit shall be the same as the fee for a residential Alarm Site.