A. The Department shall mail by first class mail a written notice of the false alarm fee to the alarm system user. The notice shall state the date and time of the false alarm, and that the alarm system user is entitled to a hearing to respond to the notice and introduce any evidence to refute or mitigate the determination that the false alarm occurred. All false alarm fees are due and payable within sixty (60) days of the date that the Department mails or transmits the notice, unless: (1) an appeal is filed pursuant to this chapter, in which case the fees appealed from are due and payable within ten (10) days after the date of the written ruling.
B. An alarm system user wanting to contest a false alarm fee shall file a written appeal with the Director within thirty (30) days after the date of the notice. A hearing shall be held by the Director or the Director's designee, not more than twenty (20) days from the date the appeal is filed. Within twenty (20) days after the hearing, the Department shall issue a written ruling including factual findings and the Director's conclusion, with supporting reasons affirming or reversing the notice. The decision of the Director shall be final.
C. The Director may, but is not required to, delegate authority to conduct hearings under this section to the Chico Police Department.
(Ord. 2452, Ord. 2460 §1 (part))