§ 119.99 PENALTY.
   (A) The penalties for violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be as follows:
      (1)   For the first citation issued for a false alarm or operation of an illegal telephone dialing device in any one certificate year, no fine shall be charged, but a record of the violation shall be made.
      (2)   Upon any additional violations for a false alarm or operation of an illegal telephone dialing device within one certificate year, a fine of seventy five dollars ($75) shall be imposed. This fine shall be paid within thirty (30) days of the issue date or an additional fee of twenty five ($25) will be assessed.
   (B) In addition to the penalties set out above, it shall be a separate violation to operate in the city any alarm system without permit.
      (1)   Upon the first citation, no fine will be made.
      (2)   A second citation shall result in a fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500). This fine shall be paid within thirty (30) days of the issue date or the city may pursue legal action to collect the fine.
      (3)   For the third citation, and each citation thereafter, the fine shall be up to twenty five hundred dollars ($2,500). This fine shall be paid within thirty (30) days of the issue date or the city may pursue legal action to collect the fine.
   (C)   An alarm business shall be fined for failure to comply with the provisions of § 119.08. Fines shall be assessed to an Alarm System Business for failure to comply with the provisions of §§ 119.08 and 119.11.
      (1)   Upon the first citation, a fine of up to two hundred dollars ($200) will be assessed. This fine shall be paid within thirty (30) days of the issue date or the city may pursue legal action to collect the fine.
      (2)   Upon the second citation and each citation thereafter, a fine of up to twenty five hundred dollars ($2,500) will be assessed. This fine shall be paid within thirty (30) days of the issue date or the city may pursue legal action to collect the fine.
(Ord. 5290, passed 8-29-83; Am. Ord. 6366, passed 2-7-05; Am. Ord. 6777, passed 11-24-14)