A. Three (3) false alarms shall be without charge in any 12-month period. A service charge of twenty five dollars ($25.00) shall be billed to the holder of an alarm permit for the fourth false alarm in said 12-month period. A service charge of thirty five dollars ($35.00) shall be billed to the holder of an alarm permit for the fifth false alarm in a 12-month period. A service charge of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be billed to the holder of an alarm permit for each false alarm thereafter in any 12-month period. Nothing herein provided shall be construed as prohibiting the right of the Village to exercise the remedy provided in subsection 3-11-12B of this Chapter in addition to imposing the service charges hereinbefore set forth.
B. Should a false alarm be transmitted by a piece of electronic equipment under service by an alarm company, there shall be no charge for a false alarm, provided the alarm user gives the Village Police Department proof that the defect is being corrected.
C. In the event false alarms or trouble alarms continue during any 12-month period, the Village Chief of Police may direct the company maintaining the Village monitoring equipment to disconnect the premises from which such false or trouble alarms originate, from such equipment. Reconnection of such premises to the monitoring equipment shall not be made until all false alarm fees, and a reconnection charge of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00), has been paid to the Village.
D. Failure or refusal of any alarm user to pay any service charge or service charges for false alarms may result in discontinuance of the alarm service.
E. A 30-day grace period for new alarm systems or for major modification or additions to existing alarm systems shall be granted upon approval by the Village Chief of Police. (Ord. 96-31, 8-19-1996)