Definitions.
Riverside Municipal Code § 5.58.020
in effect5.58.020 - Definitions.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
Alarm Agent means any person who is self-employed or employed either directly or indirectly by an alarm business whose duties include any of the following: selling, maintaining, leasing, servicing, repairing, altering, replacing, moving or installing an alarm system in or on any building, place or premises.
Alarm business means any person conducting or engaged in the business of selling, leasing, maintaining, servicing, repairing, altering, replacing, moving, installing, or monitoring an alarm system in or on any building, place or premises.
Alarm monitoring company means a person in the business of providing monitoring services.
Alarm system means any device designed for the detection of an unauthorized entry on premises or for alerting others of the commission of an unlawful act or both, and when activated, emits a sound or transmits a signal to indicate that an emergency situation exists.
Alarm user means any person responsible for operating an alarm system at any premises in the City.
Audible alarm means a device designed to emit an audible sound to alert others of an unauthorized entry onto a premises, an unauthorized entry into a structure or the commission of a burglary or robbery.
Calendar year means January 1st through December 31st.
Exceptioned alarm means the activation of an alarm resulting from earthquakes, high intensity winds, unusual acts of nature, general power outages.
False alarm means the activation of an alarm resulting from human error, a system malfunction, improper installation of the alarm system, or design deficiencies causing an alarm business or reporting party to summon the police when no evidence of a criminal offense or attempted criminal offense is found.
Non-compliance status means failure to achieve compliance with select elements of this chapter resulting in penalty assessments.
Non-priority means that police response to the activation of an alarm will not be given precedence over other calls and will be predicated upon availability of police units and other service needs.
(Ord. 7757, § 110, 2026; Ord. 6978 § 1, 2008; Ord. 5934 § 1, 1991; Ord. 4458 § 1 (part), 1977)
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_TIT5BU_CH5.58SEALSY_5.58.020DEFetched: 11/1/2026