5-10-4: ASSESSMENT OF CIVIL FEES FOR UNINTENTIONAL TRANSMISSION OF FALSE ALARMS:
Any person or business who unintentionally makes, turns in, sends, gives, transmits or sounds more than two (2), in any calendar year, false alarms of fire, or the need for police or ambulance assistance by means of any public fire alarm system or alarm or signal, or by any other means or method shall be assessed by the city a fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for each such false alarm in excess of two (2) per calendar year. If the person who has transmitted any such false alarm notifies the fire, police or ambulance department before the fire, police or ambulance department responds to the false alarm, then no fee shall be assessed for that false alarm. (Ord. 395, 11-28-1989)