N.Y. General Business Law § 69-vvv: Fines for false alarms

§ 69-vvv. Fines for false alarms. 1. Notwithstanding any other

provision of law, a municipality may enact, adopt or enforce any

ordinance, resolution or regulation requiring any alarm system company

to pay for or be responsible for any fines, fees or other penalties

relative to false alarms only when the false alarm is attributed to a

deficiency in the alarm system or an error of the alarm system company

or central station. Nothing in this section shall prevent a municipality

from imposing any fine, fee or other penalties for a false alarm when

such false alarm is attributable to, or caused by, the property owner,

lessee, occupant or other person or persons.

2. An alarm company operator or an alarm agent shall not be liable for

civil penalties and fines assessed or imposed by a municipality for

false alarms not attributed to alarm company operator error, improper

installation of the alarm system by an alarm agent or an alarm company

operator, defective equipment provided or installed by an alarm agent or

an alarm company operator, defective equipment leased by an alarm

company operator, or equipment that was not deficient upon installation

or provision for use to the end-user but resulted in a deficiency due to

normal wear and tear.