Official:Amending Section 9-305 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Burglary, Theft and Robbery Alarm Systems," by revising the amounts of certain fees and penalties and the number of permissible false alarms, providing for collection of fees by alarm companies, providing for administrative adjudication, and making related changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Tasco
Introduced: November 6, 2008
Signed: December 4, 2008
: Committee of the Whole
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill revises fees and penalties for burglary, theft, and robbery alarm systems in Philadelphia, sets a limit on false alarms, and requires alarm companies to collect fees from users.
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