posted on Tuesday, August 25, 2009 12:28 PM
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klehan
McKinney, TX, Revisits Verified Response Law Less than a Year Later
The McKinney, TX, City Council will revisit the "no response" alarm ordinance but is not saying why.
City and police officials confirmed that city council members will discuss the ordinance at their upcoming workshop on Monday.
The ordinance that took effect on Oct. 1, 2008 says McKinney police officers will not respond to unregistered alarms if they activate whether the nature of the alarm is accidental, a technical glitch or related to a crime progress.
The owners of the alarm can receive fines up to $500 for activating an unregistered alarm. The McKinney City Council approved an ordinance regarding the alarm law in 2007 after the McKinney Police Department proposed the idea to council members at a workshop session.