(A) No person who owns or controls premises shall permit a security alarm system to be erroneously activated on the premises. There is hereby established a fee, charge and penalty of $25 for each erroneous activation of a security alarm system located in the city, except for the first two erroneous activations thereof in each calendar month and except for the erroneous activations thereof which result from natural causes over which the owners and operators of such systems have no control.
(B) The Chief of Police shall maintain a record of such erroneous activations or false alarms and certify copies thereof to the Finance Director each month. The Finance Director shall thereupon send a bill for the appropriate charges to the person or company who controls the premises upon which the alarm system is located. Upon non-payment of the bill for a period of 30 days, the respective alarm systems shall be removed from the police dispatcher’s office, if so connected, and the person or company shall be cited to District Court for violation of this section.
(C) Any person who engages in the occupation of the installation of security alarms shall install or cause to be installed a security alarm without first notifying the person who owns or controls the premises upon which the security alarm is to be installed of the provisions of this section. Notification shall include providing a copy of this section or including the provisions of this section in any contract between the installing company and the person who owns or controls the premises upon which the security alarm is to be installed.
(1984 Code, § 132.10) (Ord. O-31-82, passed 5-11-1982; Ord. O-46-85, passed 7-16-1985) Penalty, see § 132.99