(A) A police or fire officer, or any other person so authorized by the Board of Public Works and Safety, shall notify the owner or operator of an alarm system, or his representative, of any violation subject to this chapter, by presenting the person found in possession or in charge of the alarm system with a written notice. If the officer shall not find any person in possession or in charge of the premises, or if the person is a child or incapable of receiving the notice, the officer shall notify the owner or operator thereof by posting or attaching a written notice of the violation in a conspicuous place upon the premises, and the person shall be bound thereby.
(B) All notices of violations, as required by this section, shall be executed by the police or fire officer or other authorized person, in triplicate. One copy shall be served upon the violator, one copy shall be filed by the officer in the officer's departmental files, and one copy shall be filed in the office of the City Attorney, which copy shall also be for the use of the officer or other authorized person. The latter two copies shall be filed by the respective officer or other authorized person by the individual, at his earliest opportunity before or when he goes off duty for the particular day on which the notice was served on the violator.
(C) All notices provided for in this section shall be numbered and shall contain the following information:
(1) The specific violation with which the violator is charged;
(2) The name and address of the person who controls property on which the alarm system is installed;
(3) The location of the violation;
(4) The signature of the officer or other authorized person;
(5) The badge number, if any, of the officer;
(6) The date of the violation.
(D) The copy of the notice served upon the violator or his representative, or the owner of the premises, shall also state that the violator or the other person shall appear, after the first false alarm in the calendar year of permit, in person or by attorney or agent, at the office of the City Attorney, office of which is located in the city building, within five days of the date of the violation appearing upon the notice; and the violator so appearing shall have the privileges accorded by law. However, if the period of five days shall expire upon a Sunday or a legal holiday, then the period of time in which the violator must appear shall be extended 24 additional hours.
(Ord. 5290, passed 8-29-83; Am. Ord. 6366, passed 2-7-05; Am. Ord. 6777, passed 11-24-14)