(A) Upon receipt of a timely appeal for a false alarm charge or registration violation, the Alarm Appeal Board shall hold a hearing to consider waiving said charge. The Appeal Board shall mail a notice of the time and place of said hearing to the alarm owner/user at his or her last known address at least 15 days before the hearing. On the basis of information provided by the alarm owner/user and other information introduced at the hearing, the Board shall affirm the charge or waive the charge.
(B) An appeal shall be considered timely if written notice thereof is filed at the office of the First Selectman within 15 days after notice of the false alarm charge or registration violation is mailed to the alarm owner/user.
(C) If an alarm owner/user notifies the proper agency that will receive his or her alarm when activated, Town Communications (739-3149) or State Police Dispatch (848-6500) at least one hour prior to any service test, repair or adjustment of an alarm system that may activate a false alarm, no charge shall be imposed. In the case of fire alarm systems, the alarm owner/user shall notify the Town Communications Center at 739-3149 as soon as all service, test, repair or adjustment of the alarm system has been completed.
(Ord. effective 2-18-2003)