§ 8.18.040. Automatic telephone dialing devices prohibited.

A.

It is unlawful to use or install or permit the use or installation of any automatic telephone dialing device which is programmed to dial 911, the Porter County sheriff's 911 communications center or any agency for which the Porter County sheriff's 911 communications center serves as dispatcher.

B.

Any existing automatic telephone dialing device must be disconnected or programmed to any other consenting party on or before September 1, 1997.

C.

The director of Porter County's E911 may waive the restrictions in subsection A of this section and permit an automatic telephone dialing device on alarm systems that have a Knox-box type. If a Knox-box type system is approved by the director and installed, the automatic telephone dialing device must be programmed to dial the number provided by the Porter County sheriff's police department. No such system shall be programmed to dial 911.

D.

Any person violating this section shall be subject to a fine of five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each incident in which the automatic telephone dialing device dials 911 or the Porter County sheriff's 911 communications center.

(Ord. 97-26 § 4)