(A) Each time public safety personnel respond to a false alarm due to system malfunction or when no reason can be determined for the false alarm, the responding official shall issue a warning notice.
(B) A service fee for excessive false alarms shall be charged as follows:
(1) No service fee shall be charged for the first 3 false alarms occurring within a 12 month period, calculated from the date of the first such alarm;
(2) Each false alarm in excess of 3 and up to and including 6 within a 12 month period shall result in a service fee of $ 100 per false alarm;
(3) Each false alarm in excess of 6 within a 12 month period shall result in a service fee of $200 per false alarm.
(C) No service fee shall be assessed if the false alarm is:
(1) Caused by an electrical storm, tornado or other act of God where there is clear evidence of physical damage to the alarm system;
(2) Caused by the intermittent disruption of telephone circuits beyond the control of the alarm site owner;
(3) Caused by electrical power disruption or failure in excess of 2 hours beyond the control of the alarm site owner.
(D) All false alarm service fees are due and payable within 30 days from date of invoice. In the event that false alarm service feed are not paid as required by this chapter, the city may refer the matter to the City Attorney for appropriate legal action.
(E) A person commits an offense in violation of this chapter if the person suffers or permits false alarms in excess of 3 within a 12 month period, each false alarm constituting a separate violation.
(Ord. 100 (town), passed - -)