25Alarms that sound for length of time

25 Alarms that sound for length of time

25 Alarms that sound for length of time

(1) A person must not, in connection with the use of a motor vehicle, cause or permit a motor vehicle intruder alarm to be sounded, whether continuously or intermittently—

(a) for a motor vehicle manufactured before 1 September 1997—for more than 90 seconds after the alarm first sounds, or

(b) for a motor vehicle manufactured on or after 1 September 1997—for more than 45 seconds after the alarm first sounds.

Maximum penalty—

(a) if the alarm is sounded, whether continuously or intermittently, for a period of not more than 4 hours—

(i) for an individual—50 penalty units, or

(ii) for a corporation—100 penalty units, or

(b) if the alarm is sounded, whether continuously or intermittently, for a period of more than 4 hours but is not more than 8 hours—

(i) for an individual—100 penalty units, or

(ii) for a corporation—200 penalty units, or

(c) if the alarm is sounded, whether continuously or intermittently, for a period of more than 8 hours—

(i) for an individual—150 penalty units, or

(ii) for a corporation—300 penalty units.

(2) A person is not guilty of an offence under this section in relation to a motor vehicle manufactured before 1 September 2009 if the motor vehicle intruder alarm sounds for longer than 90 or 45 seconds, as the case may be, because—

(a) a window or windscreen in the motor vehicle is broken or removed, or

(b) the motor vehicle is involved in an accident, or

(c) the motor vehicle is illegally broken into or there is an illegal attempt to break into the motor vehicle.

(3) For this section—

(a) a person is taken to cause a motor vehicle intruder alarm to be sounded if the person leaves the motor vehicle unattended while the motor vehicle intruder alarm is turned on and the alarm later sounds, and