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OFFENSES--MISCELLANEOUS § 13-53 nuisance. Any such owner, lessor, agent of any such lessor, manager, chief executive officer, operator or tenant who knowingly permits, establishes, keeps or maintains such a common nuisance is.guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor. (Ord. No. 97-3, 1-28-97; Ord. No. 2001-3, 5-22-2001) Cross reference--Penalty for class 1 misdemeanor, § 1-11. Secs. 13-44--13-50. Reserved. ARTICLE II. ALARM SYSTEMS* Sec. 13-51. Regulation of alarm company operators. (a) As of July 1, 1993, no alarm company operator, as defined in the Code of Virginia, section 15.1-28.1, shall sell, install, maintain or own any alarm system within the city that is to be connected to the Martinsville-Henry County Communications Center, without first registering the alarmed premises with the Martinsville Police Department upon such forms as approved by the city council. (b) The systems installed or maintained by alarm system operators shall be installed, operated and maintained in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by city council. (Ord. No. 93-3, 6-8-93) Sec. 13-52. Regulation of other alarm systems. (a) No person, firm, corporation or other entity shall install an alarm system in the city which, when activated, would result in automatic telephone contact with the Martinsville- Henry County Communications Center without first registering the alarmed premises with the Martinsville Police Department upon such form~ as approved by city council. (b) Auto-dialing alarm systems installed in the city that are permitted to contact the Martinsville-Henry County Communications Center shall be programmed to call the sev~en- digit number provided by the director of communications. Under no circumstances will the auto-dialing systems be permitted to dial 911. (Ord. No. 93-3, 6-8-93) Sec. 13-53. Responsibility. The city, any department or individual including the police department, fire department, volunteer rescue squads and the Martinsville-Henry County Communications Center shall not be liable for failure to act or respond to any activated alarm. (Ord. No. 93-3, 6-8-93) *Editor's note--Ord. No. 93-3, adopted June 8, 1993, did not specifically amend the Code; hence, inclusion as Ch. 13, Art. II, §§ 13-51--13-54 was at the discretion of the editor. Supp. No. 51 807