Texas Local Government Code 214.201 – Definitions
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Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 214.201
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
In this subchapter:
(1) “Alarm system” and “permit” have the meanings assigned by § 214.191.
(2) “Alarm systems monitor” means a person who acts as an alarm systems company under § 1702.105, Occupations Code.
(3) “False alarm” means a notification of possible criminal activity reported to law enforcement:
(A) that is based solely on electronic information remotely received by an alarm systems monitor;
(B) that is uncorroborated by eyewitness, video, or photographic evidence that an emergency exists; and
(C) concerning which an agency of the municipality has verified that no emergency exists after an on-site inspection of the location from which the notification originated.