No person, business, or private institution shall report a false alarm to the County Sheriff’s Department.
(A) FALSE ALARM means, in the case of a burglar alarm, an alarm signal or recorded message indicating an attempted or unauthorized intrusion into a structure, or the attempted commission of a crime, when, in fact, no evidence exists upon inspection of the premises upon response to such alarm.
(B) A company reporting an alarm as the agent for an alarm holder is not responsible for the payment of fines, as outlined in § 130.99, which are the sole responsibility of the property owner.
(C) The County Sheriff shall designate an individual to be in charge of tracking all reported false alarms reported to the County Sheriff’s Department.
(D) Upon the report of a false alarm the designated person above shall send notice to the offending property owner of the fine owed by the property owner in accordance to the schedule of fines in § 130.99.
(1) The property owner shall have 15 business days in which to pay the fine, which can be paid in cash, check, or money order at the front window of the County Sheriff’s Department.
(2) Failure to pay the assessed fine shall result in the matter being filed in the superior court II of the county. The property owner and/or alarm company shall then be subject to court costs and attorney fees in addition to the appropriate fine above.
(3) All fines collected in violation of this section and in response to false alarms responded to by the County Sheriff’s Department shall be paid directly to the county’s Special Car Fund.
(Ord. 2009-XIII, passed 12-1-2009) Penalty, see § 130.99