Alarm dispatch records.
El Paso City Code § 5.13.170
in effect5.13.170 - Alarm dispatch records.
A. The police department and the officer responding to a dispatch resulting from an alarm notification shall record or cause to be recorded such information as necessary to permit the police chief to maintain records, including but not limited to the following information:
1. Identification of the alarm site;
2. Date, dispatch received time and arrival time;
3. Weather conditions;
4. Name of permit holder's representative on premises, if any.
B. The responding officer shall indicate or cause to be indicated on a record the presence or absence of factors indicating whether the notification was caused by a criminal offense.
C. A copy of the record, as recorded at the alarm site by the responding officer, shall be left at the alarm site whenever possible. Otherwise, all records relating to the response shall be available upon written request, as permitted under the Texas Public Information Act, through the police department identification and records section.
D. In the event that a person or persons lawfully on the premises act or fail to act in any manner which results in the inability of the responding officer to make any inspection, determination, or report as set forth in this chapter, the officer shall make a determination that the alarm was false and shall note such determination on a record. In such an event, the officer shall not be required to leave a copy of the record at the alarm site.
(Ord. No. 17691, § 1, 12-6-2011, eff. 2-29-2012)
Source: City of El Paso, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/el_paso/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT5BULIPERE_CH5.13SEALSY_5.13.170ALDIREFetched: 10/28/2026