Duties of fire alarm business, fire alarm agent, and fire alarm monitoring company.
Riverside Municipal Code § 5.59.040
in effect5.59.040 - Duties of fire alarm business, fire alarm agent, and fire alarm monitoring company.
The duties shall be as follows:
A. To install a fire alarm or fire alarm system in accordance with nationally recognized standards within the perimeters of the alarm activating devices and be available to maintain the fire alarm system in good working order, and to take reasonable measures to prevent the occurrence of false fire alarms.
B. To provide each purchaser and fire alarm user with a copy of the provisions of this article relating to alarm user duties, false fire alarm assessments and appeal procedures, within 60 calendar days of the adoption of this chapter.
C. To provide accurate and complete instruction to the alarm user in the proper use and operation of said alarm System. Specific emphasis shall be placed on the avoidance of false alarms. All businesses which sell alarm Systems, but which are not an alarm business as defined in this article, are similarly responsible for instructing the buyer of the alarm system in the proper use of said system.
D. To maintain records of the location of these alarm Systems, devices or services and the name and telephone number of the person and two alternates to be notified whenever an alarm is activated, and to readily report such information to the fire department upon request.
(Ord. 7757, § 116, 2026; Ord. 6977 § 1, 2008)
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_CH5.59FIALSY_5.59.040DUFIALBUFIALAGFIALMOCOFetched: 11/1/2026