(A) In the event that, within a calendar year, an excess of two false alarms as provisioned in § 98.01 under the definition for FALSE ALARMS, are transmitted by an alarm system component in the Consolidated Communications Center, automatic dialer, and/or a third party relay to a phone in the Consolidated Communications Center or city Police Department, and such alarms result in response from law enforcement personnel, the following fees will be assessed:
Number of False Alarms | Fee Assessed |
3 to 10 | $25 each |
11 to 20 | $50 each |
21 or more | $100 each |
(B) The first two false alarms are not billable. If a third false alarm occurs in a calendar year, an invoice for penalty fees assessed for that alarm will be issued to the owner or lessee with payment due within 60 days. Any subsequent alarms will result in a final billing in January following the completion of the calendar year.
(Prior Code, § 98.17) (Ord. 1853, passed 7-9-2007) Penalty, see § 10.99