{"data":{"id":"us-de/24-del.-c.-1224","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"24 Del. C. § 1224","heading":"Duties of the security alarm system user [For application of this section, see 81 Del. Laws, c. 73, § 7].","body":"(a) A security alarm system user shall maintain the security alarm system site and the security alarm system in a manner that will minimize or eliminate false alarms.\n(b) A security alarm system user shall maintain at each security alarm system site a set of written operating instructions for each security alarm system.\n(c) A security alarm system user that is using a security alarm business for monitoring shall provide that security alarm business at least 2 different telephone numbers to verify an alarm.\n(d) A security alarm system user shall adjust the mechanism or cause the mechanism to be adjusted so that an alarm signal audible on the exterior of a security alarm system site will sound for no longer than 10 minutes after being activated.\n(e) A security alarm system user shall not use an automatic voice dialer.\n(f) Violations of subsections (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this section shall result in an assessment of a civil penalty against the security alarm system user in the amount of $50. A violation of subsection (e) of this section shall result in the assessment of a civil penalty against the security alarm system user in the amount of $100.","path":["Title 24. Professions and Occupations","CHAPTER 12. Security Alarm Systems and Protective Services [For application of this chapter, see 81 Del. Laws, c. 73, § 7]","Subchapter II. False Alarms [For application of this subchapter, see 81 Del. Laws, c. 73, § 7]"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title24/c012/sc02/index.html#1224","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:28Z","sha256":"31129b7ef39bd5a2611166b9eb80e5c348bb35d2803ba383c4045bbe3a68b5a9","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/24-del.-c.-1223","next":"us-de/24-del.-c.-1225"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}