§ 8-9. No-response status.

(a) "No-response status" defined.

In this section, "no-response status" means that, except for a hold-up alarm or a panic alarm, police will not be dispatched to investigate an alarm signal

(b) When required.

(1) An alarm system will be placed on no-response status if, after a warning notice has been sent pursuant to § 8-8(f) of this subtitle, the alarm system has had 5 or more false alarms in any 12-month period.

(2) The Commissioner may reinstate the alarm system only if:

(i) the user applies in writing for reinstatement; and

(ii) the Commissioner finds that the alarm system has been repaired, upgraded, or replaced and the cause of the false alarms corrected.

(c) When authorized.

The Commissioner may place an alarm system on no-response status if:

(1) the alarm system user has made any false statement of material fact in the user's registration application;

(2) the user's registration is revoked; or

(3) the user fails to pay timely any fee imposed under § 8-8 {"False alarm fees"} of this subtitle.