Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1800.12
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Municipalities or counties may levy charges for alarm
Official statutory text
installation connections - Disconnection of faulty systems -
Ordinances prohibited.
A. Any municipality or county may levy and collect reasonable
charges for alarm installation connections located in or at a police
or fire department which is owned, operated or monitored by the
municipality or county. Any municipality or county may require
discontinuance of service of any alarm signal device which, due to
mechanical malfunction or faulty equipment, causes excessive false
alarms and, in the opinion of the appropriate county or municipal
official, becomes a detriment to the functions of the department
involved. The municipality or county may cause the disconnection of
the device until the same is repaired to the satisfaction of the
appropriate official; however, the municipality or county shall
advise the owner or user of the device of the disconnection in
advance or as soon as reasonably practicable. The municipality or
county may levy and collect reasonable reconnection fees.
Mechanical malfunction and faulty equipment shall not include, for
the purpose of the Alarm, Locksmith and Fire Sprinkler Industry Act,
false alarms caused by human error or an act of God.
B. No municipality may adopt any ordinance concerning the
licensing of any alarm, locksmith or fire sprinkler industry
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 1289
business or individual which is or may be licensed pursuant to the
Alarm, Locksmith and Fire Sprinkler Industry Act.
C. No municipality or county may adopt any ordinance, order, or
regulation concerning the installation, operation, or usage of a
battery-charged security fence as long as the installation,
operation, and usage of the battery-charged security fence follows
the requirements and standards prescribed in Section 3 of this act.
Ordinances prohibited.
A. Any municipality or county may levy and collect reasonable
charges for alarm installation connections located in or at a police
or fire department which is owned, operated or monitored by the
municipality or county. Any municipality or county may require
discontinuance of service of any alarm signal device which, due to
mechanical malfunction or faulty equipment, causes excessive false
alarms and, in the opinion of the appropriate county or municipal
official, becomes a detriment to the functions of the department
involved. The municipality or county may cause the disconnection of
the device until the same is repaired to the satisfaction of the
appropriate official; however, the municipality or county shall
advise the owner or user of the device of the disconnection in
advance or as soon as reasonably practicable. The municipality or
county may levy and collect reasonable reconnection fees.
Mechanical malfunction and faulty equipment shall not include, for
the purpose of the Alarm, Locksmith and Fire Sprinkler Industry Act,
false alarms caused by human error or an act of God.
B. No municipality may adopt any ordinance concerning the
licensing of any alarm, locksmith or fire sprinkler industry
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 1289
business or individual which is or may be licensed pursuant to the
Alarm, Locksmith and Fire Sprinkler Industry Act.
C. No municipality or county may adopt any ordinance, order, or
regulation concerning the installation, operation, or usage of a
battery-charged security fence as long as the installation,
operation, and usage of the battery-charged security fence follows
the requirements and standards prescribed in Section 3 of this act.
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