PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 3090 PRINTER'S NO. 3171
No. 2403 Session of 1992
INTRODUCED BY KRUSZEWSKI, WAMBACH, CAPPABIANCA, JAROLIN,
F. TAYLOR, RITTER, KASUNIC, LAUGHLIN, BELARDI, STABACK,
STEIGHNER, GIGLIOTTI, DALEY, VEON, McGEEHAN AND DERMODY,
FEBRUARY 10, 1992
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MARCH 10, 1992
AN ACT
1 Establishing the Council of Pennsylvania Alarm Systems STATE <--
2 BOARD OF ALARM SYSTEM Providers within the Department of
3 State AND PROVIDING FOR ITS POWERS AND DUTIES; PROVIDING FOR <--
4 AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY DIALING APPARATUS; IMPOSING PENALTIES;
5 AND PROHIBITING CONNECTION OF AUTOMATIC ALARMS TO AUTOMATIC
6 DIALING SYSTEMS SET TO CALL A GENERAL PUBLIC EMERGENCY
7 NUMBER.
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 Section 1. Definitions.
11 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
12 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
13 context clearly indicates otherwise:
14 "Council." The Council of Pennsylvania Alarm Systems <--
15 Providers established under section 2.
16 Section 2. Council.
17 There is hereby established the Council of Pennsylvania Alarm
18 Systems Providers within the Department of State.
19 Section 3. Purpose.
1 The council shall license and oversee the operations of alarm
2 systems providers which operate in this Commonwealth.
3 Section 4. Membership.
4 The council shall consist of the following members:
5 (1) The Attorney General or a designated appointee.
6 (2) The Secretary of Health or a designated appointee.
7 (3) Five members who shall be appointed by the Governor
8 and who shall represent different alarm systems providers in
9 this Commonwealth.
10 Section 5. Duties.
11 The council shall have the power and its duty shall be to:
12 (1) License alarm systems providers which operate in
13 this Commonwealth.
14 (2) Review all pertinent matters which affect alarm
15 systems providers which operate in this Commonwealth.
16 (3) Issue and promulgate regulations which shall govern
17 the conduct of alarm systems providers which operate in this
18 Commonwealth.
19 (4) Suspend or revoke the license of any alarm systems
20 provider, which operates in this Commonwealth, or issue any
21 other type of reprimand, which the council deems appropriate,
22 when the alarm systems provider engages in conduct which is
23 proven to be a violation of State law or regulations and
24 guidelines promulgated by the council.
25 (5) Investigate concerns of alleged abuses by alarm
26 systems providers in this Commonwealth and suggest
27 appropriate legal or other action to take.
28 Section 6. Effective date.
29 This act shall take effect in 120 days.
30 "ACCIDENTAL FALSE ALARM." A FALSE ALARM WHICH IS NOT AN <--
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1 INTENTIONAL FALSE ALARM.
2 "ALARM." A COMMUNICATION TO A PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY
3 INDICATING THAT AN INTRUSION, CRIME, FIRE OR OTHER EMERGENCY
4 SITUATION WARRANTING IMMEDIATE ACTION BY THE PUBLIC SAFETY
5 AGENCY HAS OCCURRED OR IS OCCURRING.
6 "ALARM BUSINESS." AN INDIVIDUAL, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION,
7 CORPORATION OR OTHER ENTITY ENGAGED IN THE SALE, INSTALLATION,
8 MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, REPLACEMENT OR SERVICING OF EQUIPMENT WHICH
9 DETECTS AND SIGNALS AN INTRUSION, CRIME, FIRE OR OTHER EMERGENCY
10 SITUATION OR WHICH TRANSMITS AN ALARM SIGNAL TO A PUBLIC SAFETY
11 AGENCY, OR ENGAGED IN THE FURNISHING OF MONITORING OR RESPONDING
12 SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH ALARM SIGNALING DEVICES LOCATED IN
13 THIS COMMONWEALTH. THE TERM DOES NOT INCLUDE THE SALE OF ALARM
14 EQUIPMENT BY A MANUFACTURER FOR PURPOSES OF RESALE TO THE
15 GENERAL PUBLIC OR THE SALE OF ALARM EQUIPMENT BY A RETAILER WHO
16 IS NOT IN THE BUSINESS OF INSTALLING, MAINTAINING, MONITORING,
17 REPAIRING OR SERVICING ALARM SYSTEMS. THE TERM DOES NOT INCLUDE
18 ANY PERSON UPON WHOSE PREMISES IS INSTALLED AN ALARM SYSTEM
19 WHICH SOUNDS OR RECORDS ALARM AND SUPERVISORY SIGNALS AT A
20 CONTROL CENTER ON THE PREMISES WHICH IS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF
21 THE PROPRIETOR OF THE PREMISES IF THE PERSON DOES NOT OTHERWISE
22 PROVIDE ALARM SERVICES.
23 "ALARM DEVICE." A DEVICE DESIGNED TO AUTOMATICALLY TRANSMIT
24 AN ALARM BY WIRE, TELEPHONE, RADIO OR OTHER MEANS DIRECTLY TO A
25 PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY OR TO A PERSON WHO IS INSTRUCTED TO NOTIFY
26 THE PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY OF THE ALARM.
27 "AUTOMATIC DIALING DEVICE." A DEVICE WHICH IS INTERCONNECTED
28 TO A TELEPHONE LINE AND IS PREPROGRAMMED TO TRANSMIT A CODED
29 SIGNAL TO A PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY'S DEDICATED TRUNK LINE.
30 "BOARD." THE STATE BOARD OF ALARM SYSTEM PROVIDERS
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1 ESTABLISHED BY THIS ACT.
2 "BUREAU." THE BUREAU OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL
3 AFFAIRS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
4 "COMMISSIONER." THE COMMISSIONER OF PROFESSIONAL AND
5 OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
6 "DEDICATED TRUNK LINE." A TELEPHONE LINE OR LINES SERVING A
7 PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY THAT IS DEDICATED TO RECEIVE CALLS FROM
8 AUTOMATIC DIALING DEVICES.
9 "FALSE ALARM." AN ALARM TO WHICH A PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY
10 RESPONDS, RESULTING FROM THE ACTIVATION OF AN ALARM DEVICE WHEN
11 AN INTRUSION, CRIME, FIRE OR OTHER EMERGENCY WARRANTING
12 IMMEDIATE ACTION BY A PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY HAS NOT, IN FACT,
13 OCCURRED. THE TERM DOES NOT INCLUDE ALARMS CAUSED BY ACTS OF
14 GOD.
15 "INTENTIONAL FALSE ALARM." A FALSE ALARM RESULTING FROM THE
16 INTENTIONAL ACTIVATION OF AN ALARM DEVICE BY AN INDIVIDUAL UNDER
17 CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE THAT INDIVIDUAL HAS NO REASONABLE BASIS TO
18 BELIEVE THAT AN INTRUSION, CRIME, FIRE OR OTHER EMERGENCY
19 WARRANTING IMMEDIATE ACTION BY A PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY HAS
20 OCCURRED OR IS OCCURRING.
21 "PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY." THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE OR A
22 MUNICIPAL POLICE OR FIRE DEPARTMENT WITHIN THIS COMMONWEALTH.
23 SECTION 2. STATE BOARD OF ALARM SYSTEM PROVIDERS.
24 (A) ESTABLISHMENT.--THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED A
25 DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF
26 STATE, TO BE KNOWN AS THE STATE BOARD OF ALARM SYSTEM PROVIDERS.
27 (B) MEMBERSHIP.--THE BOARD SHALL CONSIST OF SEVEN MEMBERS,
28 ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE THE COMMISSIONER, TWO OF WHOM SHALL
29 REPRESENT THE PUBLIC AT LARGE AND FOUR OF WHOM SHALL BE PERSONS
30 WHO ARE ENGAGED IN THE ALARM BUSINESS. MEMBERS SHALL BE
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1 APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF A
2 MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS ELECTED TO THE SENATE AND SHALL SERVE
3 TERMS OF FOUR YEARS. HOWEVER, FOR THE INITIAL APPOINTMENTS, ONE
4 PROFESSIONAL MEMBER SHALL BE NOMINATED TO SERVE A FOUR-YEAR
5 TERM, ONE PUBLIC MEMBER AND ONE PROFESSIONAL MEMBER SHALL BE
6 NOMINATED TO SERVE THREE-YEAR TERMS, ONE PUBLIC MEMBER AND ONE
7 PROFESSIONAL MEMBER SHALL BE NOMINATED TO SERVE TWO-YEAR TERMS
8 AND ONE PROFESSIONAL MEMBER SHALL BE NOMINATED TO SERVE A ONE-
9 YEAR TERM.
10 (C) COMPENSATION.--EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD, OTHER THAN THE
11 COMMISSIONER, SHALL RECEIVE COMPENSATION AT THE RATE OF $60 PER
12 DIEM WHEN ACTUALLY ATTENDING TO THE WORK OF THE BOARD. MEMBERS
13 SHALL ALSO RECEIVE REASONABLE TRAVELING, HOTEL AND OTHER
14 NECESSARY EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES,
15 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD.
16 (D) ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS.--A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF
17 THE BOARD SERVING IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW SHALL CONSTITUTE A
18 QUORUM FOR PURPOSES OF CONDUCTING THE BUSINESS OF THE BOARD. THE
19 BOARD SHALL SELECT FROM ITS MEMBERS A CHAIRMAN AND SHALL SELECT
20 A SECRETARY WHO NEED NOT BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD.
21 SECTION 3. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD.
22 THE BOARD SHALL HAVE THE POWER AND ITS DUTIES SHALL BE TO:
23 (1) PASS UPON THE QUALIFICATIONS OF APPLICANTS FOR ALARM
24 BUSINESS LICENSES AND LICENSE ALARM BUSINESSES WHICH OPERATE
25 IN THIS COMMONWEALTH.
26 (2) ISSUE AND PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO GOVERN THE
27 CONDUCT OF ALARM BUSINESSES WHICH OPERATE IN THIS
28 COMMONWEALTH.
29 (3) SUSPEND OR REVOKE THE LICENSE OF ANY ALARM BUSINESS
30 WHICH OPERATES IN THIS COMMONWEALTH, OR ISSUE ANY OTHER TYPE
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1 OF REPRIMAND WHICH THE BOARD DEEMS APPROPRIATE, WHEN AN ALARM
2 BUSINESS ENGAGES IN CONDUCT WHICH IS A VIOLATION OF STATE LAW
3 OR THE REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE BOARD.
4 (4) INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF MISCONDUCT BY ALARM
5 BUSINESSES IN THIS COMMONWEALTH.
6 SECTION 4. ALARM BUSINESS LICENSES.
7 (A) REQUIREMENT FOR ALARM BUSINESS LICENSE.--A PERSON SHALL
8 NOT ENGAGE IN THE ALARM BUSINESS, ATTEMPT OR OFFER TO ENGAGE IN
9 THE ALARM BUSINESS OR ADVERTISE HIS OR ITS BUSINESS TO BE AN
10 ALARM BUSINESS WITHOUT FIRST HAVING OBTAINED AN ALARM BUSINESS
11 LICENSE. A SEPARATE LICENSE SHALL BE OBTAINED FOR EACH LOCATION
12 AT WHICH AN OFFICE, BRANCH OFFICE, BUREAU, AGENCY OR SUBAGENCY
13 IS MAINTAINED FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE ALARM BUSINESS. LICENSES
14 ISSUED UNDER THIS ACT SHALL AUTHORIZE ONLY THE CONDUCT OF AN
15 ALARM BUSINESS AND SHALL PROHIBIT PRIVATE DETECTIVE AND SECURITY
16 BUSINESS ACTIVITIES.
17 (B) APPLICATION FOR ALARM BUSINESS LICENSE.--ANY PERSON
18 INTENDING TO CONDUCT AN ALARM BUSINESS SHALL EXECUTE AND FILE
19 WITH THE BOARD AN APPLICATION FOR AN ALARM BUSINESS LICENSE,
20 CONTAINING SUCH INFORMATION AS IS REQUIRED BY THE BOARD.
21 (C) ISSUANCE OF LICENSE.--THE BOARD SHALL ISSUE AN ALARM
22 BUSINESS LICENSE TO EACH APPLICANT WHICH DEMONSTRATES TO THE
23 SATISFACTION OF THE BOARD THAT AN INDIVIDUAL APPLICANT OR THE
24 PRINCIPALS OF ANY BUSINESS ORGANIZATION ARE OF GOOD MORAL
25 CHARACTER, HAVE NOT ENGAGED IN ACTIONS CONSTITUTING VIOLATIONS
26 OF THE REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE BOARD, HAVE NOT VIOLATED
27 THE LAWS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH AND HAVE OTHERWISE MET THE
28 REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD FOR THE ISSUANCE OF AN
29 ALARM BUSINESS LICENSE.
30 (D) INVESTIGATION OF APPLICANT.--THE BOARD MAY TAKE SUCH
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1 ACTIONS AS ARE NECESSARY TO INVESTIGATE AN APPLICANT FOR AN
2 ALARM BUSINESS LICENSE, INCLUDING THE OBTAINING OF CRIMINAL
3 HISTORY RECORDS AND FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION.
4 (E) LIABILITY INSURANCE.--PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF AN ALARM
5 BUSINESS LICENSE, THE APPLICANT SHALL FILE WITH THE BOARD A
6 CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE ATTESTING THAT IT HAS IN FORCE A
7 GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICY IN AN AMOUNT AS DETERMINED BY
8 THE BOARD. IN LIEU OF A CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE, AN APPLICANT
9 FOR AN ALARM BUSINESS LICENSE MAY APPLY TO THE BOARD FOR A SELF-
10 INSURANCE EXEMPTION, SHOWING FINANCIAL ABILITY TO PAY ANY SUCH
11 LIABILITY OUT OF ITS OWN ASSETS.
12 (F) FEES.--PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF AN ALARM BUSINESS
13 LICENSE, THE APPLICANT SHALL PAY TO THE COMMONWEALTH FOR EACH
14 LICENSE A FEE AS FIXED BY THE BOARD. ALL FEES REQUIRED PURSUANT
15 TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE FIXED BY THE BOARD BY REGULATION AND
16 SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE ACT OF JUNE 25, 1982 (P.L.633, NO.181),
17 KNOWN AS THE REGULATORY REVIEW ACT. IF THE REVENUES RAISED BY
18 FEES, FINES AND PENALTIES IMPOSED PURSUANT TO THIS ACT ARE NOT
19 SUFFICIENT TO MEET EXPENDITURES OVER A TWO-YEAR PERIOD, THE
20 BOARD SHALL INCREASE THOSE FEES BY REGULATION SO THAT THE
21 PROJECTED REVENUES WILL MEET OR EXCEED PROJECTED EXPENDITURES.
22 IF THE BUREAU DETERMINES THAT THE FEES ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD
23 ARE INADEQUATE TO MEET THE MINIMUM ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS REQUIRED
24 BY THIS ACT, THEN THE BUREAU, AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD
25 AND SUBJECT TO THE REGULATORY REVIEW ACT, SHALL INCREASE THE
26 FEES BY REGULATION IN AN AMOUNT SO THAT ADEQUATE REVENUES ARE
27 RAISED TO MEET THE REQUIRED ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS. NOTWITHSTANDING
28 THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, THE INITIAL ANNUAL LICENSURE FEE
29 TO BE COLLECTED BY THE BOARD SHALL BE $200.
30 (G) RENEWAL OF ALARM BUSINESS LICENSE.--AN ALARM BUSINESS
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1 LICENSE SHALL BE RENEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD UPON APPLICATION
2 AT SUCH TIME AND IN SUCH FORM AS THE BOARD MAY PRESCRIBE.
3 SECTION 5. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES.
4 (A) UNLICENSED ACTIVITIES.--A PERSON WHO ENGAGES IN THE
5 ALARM BUSINESS WITHOUT A LICENSE COMMITS A MISDEMEANOR OF THE
6 THIRD DEGREE AND SHALL, UPON CONVICTION, BE SENTENCED TO PAY A
7 FINE OF NOT MORE THAN $1,000 OR TO IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE
8 THAN 90 DAYS, OR BOTH.
9 (B) INJUNCTIONS AGAINST UNLICENSED PRACTICE.--UPON PETITION
10 OF THE BOARD, A COURT MAY ENJOIN ANY PERSON WHO IS NOT PROPERLY
11 LICENSED FROM ENGAGING IN THE ALARM BUSINESS.
12 SECTION 6. CONTROL OF AUTOMATIC DIALING DEVICES AND OTHER ALARM
13 DEVICES.
14 (A) OFFENSE DEFINED.--IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR AN ALARM
15 BUSINESS OR ANY OTHER PERSON TO:
16 (1) ATTACH OR HAVE ATTACHED BY ANY MEANS TO A TELEPHONE
17 LINE ANY DEVICE WHICH, WHEN ACTIVATED BY ANY KIND OF SENSING
18 DEVICE, DIALS A PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER IN
19 ORDER TO TRANSMIT A MESSAGE OR SIGNAL COMMUNICATING A THEN-
20 EXISTING EMERGENCY CONDITION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
21 AN INTRUSION, A CRIMINAL OFFENSE, FIRE OR OTHER EMERGENCY
22 SITUATION, WITHOUT FIRST RECEIVING WRITTEN APPROVAL FROM THE
23 AFFECTED PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE
24 AUTOMATIC DIALING DEVICE AND DESIGNATING THE TELEPHONE NUMBER
25 WHICH IS TO BE AUTOMATICALLY DIALED.
26 (2) CAUSE OR PERMIT THE GIVING OF AN ALARM NOTIFICATION
27 BY ANY OTHER ALARM DEVICE THROUGH ANOTHER PERSON TO A PUBLIC
28 SAFETY AGENCY WITHOUT FIRST RECEIVING WRITTEN APPROVAL FROM
29 THE PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE DEVICE.
30 (B) DISCLOSURE REQUIRED.--IT SHALL BE REQUIRED THAT ANY
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1 PERSON SHALL PROVIDE FULL DISCLOSURE TO THE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC
2 SAFETY AGENCY OF THE TELEPHONE NUMBER OF AN INDIVIDUAL TO BE
3 CONTACTED UPON ALARM ACTIVATION AND OF ALL PERTINENT FACTS
4 CONCERNING THE FACILITY TO BE PROTECTED BY ANY AUTOMATIC DIALING
5 APPARATUS AT THE TIME WHEN FIRST SEEKING WRITTEN APPROVAL TO USE
6 SUCH A DEVICE AND AT ANY TIME SUBSEQUENT THERETO WHEN THERE IS A
7 CHANGE IN ANY INFORMATION ORIGINALLY FURNISHED.
8 (C) FALSE ALARMS PROHIBITED.--NO PERSON OWNING, USING OR
9 POSSESSING ALARM SYSTEMS OR DEVICES OF ANY TYPE SHALL CAUSE OR
10 PERMIT THE GIVING OF FOUR OR MORE FALSE ALARMS TO ANY ONE PUBLIC
11 SERVICE AGENCY IN ANY CONSECUTIVE 12-MONTH PERIOD, WHETHER
12 INTENTIONAL, ACCIDENTAL OR OTHERWISE. EACH FALSE ALARM CAUSED OR
13 PERMITTED, BEGINNING WITH THE FOURTH FALSE ALARM IN ANY
14 CONSECUTIVE 12-MONTH PERIOD, SHALL CONSTITUTE A SEPARATE
15 VIOLATION UNDER THIS SECTION.
16 (D) SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF APPROVAL.--THE HEAD OF A
17 PUBLIC SERVICE AGENCY MAY REVOKE OR SUSPEND ANY APPROVAL GRANTED
18 BY THE AGENCY PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT:
19 (1) THE REQUEST FOR APPROVAL CONTAINS A STATEMENT OF
20 MATERIAL FACT WHICH IS FALSE;
21 (2) THE PERSON HAS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS
22 OF THIS SECTION; OR
23 (3) THE PERSON OWNING, USING OR POSSESSING THE ALARM
24 SYSTEM HAS BEEN NEGLIGENT IN ITS USE. MORE THAN THREE FALSE
25 ALARMS IN ANY CONSECUTIVE 12-MONTH PERIOD SHALL BE CONSIDERED
26 NEGLIGENT USE.
27 (E) GRADING.--A PERSON WHO VIOLATES SUBSECTION (A) OR (C)
28 COMMITS A SUMMARY OFFENSE AND SHALL, UPON CONVICTION, BE
29 SENTENCED TO PAY A FINE OF:
30 (1) FOR A FIRST OFFENSE, $100.
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1 (2) FOR A SECOND OFFENSE, $200.
2 (3) FOR A THIRD OR SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE, $300.
3 (F) FEES.--A CONNECTING FEE OF $50 SHALL BE PAID TO THE
4 PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY BY THE PERSON SEEKING WRITTEN APPROVAL TO
5 USE AN ALARM DEVICE.
6 (G) DISPOSITION OF FEES AND FINES.--FEES PAYABLE UNDER
7 SUBSECTION (F) AND FINES COLLECTED UNDER SUBSECTION (E) SHALL BE
8 PAID TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE AGENCY WHICH IS INTERCONNECTED TO THE
9 AUTOMATIC DIALING DEVICE FOR USE IN DEFRAYING COSTS INCURRED FOR
10 DEDICATED TELEPHONE LINES TO RECEIVE ALARM MESSAGES.
11 (H) VENUE.--ANY OFFENSE COMMITTED UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OR
12 (C) MAY BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN COMMITTED AT EITHER THE PLACE
13 FROM WHICH THE ALARM ORIGINATED OR AT THE PLACE WHERE THE ALARM
14 IS RECEIVED, EITHER DIRECTLY OR FROM A THIRD PERSON.
15 (I) LOCAL OPTION.--A MUNICIPALITY MAY BY ORDINANCE ENACT
16 PROVISIONS WHICH SUPPLEMENT, SUPERSEDE OR NULLIFY THE PROVISIONS
17 OF THIS SECTION AS THEY RELATE TO PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES OF THE
18 MUNICIPALITY.
19 SECTION 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.
20 THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IN SIX MONTHS.
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