§ 57-4. Permit required; violations.

A. 

It shall be unlawful for any user to install or operate an automatic dialing device which is programmed to transmit a prerecorded message or code signal directly to any local emergency telephone number or to any other telephone line not designated for this purpose unless a permit has been issued by the Shenandoah County Building Official.

B. 

Any person who installs, operates or maintains an automatic dialing device which is programmed to transmit a prerecorded message or code signal directly to any emergency telephone number or to any other telephone line not designated for this purpose without said permit shall be in violation of this chapter.

C. 

Any person who possesses or controls an automatic dialing device which transmits a prerecorded message or code signal directly to any local telephone number or to any other telephone line not designated by Shenandoah County for this purpose where there is no actual or threatened emergency or criminal activity shall be in violation of this chapter.

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.

D. 

This section shall apply only to those automatic dialing devices interconnected to the communications center of Shenandoah County Emergency Services.