(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to transmit a false alarm to the city. Any person having an alarm system or device on his premises on the effective date of this section shall be subject to the following charges for each and every false fire alarm per premises per quarter calendar year, as follows:
First false alarm | No charge |
Second false alarm | No charge |
All subsequent false alarms | $150.00 |
(Ord. 1100, 7-20-1981)
The office of the finance director is hereby authorized to bill these charges. If payment is not received by the finance director's office within thirty (30) days, the finance director may refer the matter to the city attorney for prosecution. The penalty for violation of this section unless otherwise prescribed, shall be a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00). (Ord. 1100, 7-20-1981; amd. Ord. 2887, 8-20-2012)
(B) In any prosecution for charging a violation of any law regulating alarms, proof that a false alarm occurred at the particular building, place, or premises described in the complaint, together with proof that the defendant named in the complaint owned, operated, maintained, controlled, or leased that building, place, or premises, shall constitute in evidence a prima facie presumption that the person named in the complaint was the person who transmitted a false alarm to the city. (Ord. 1100, 7-20-1981; amd. 2020 Code)