(A) A person who owns or controls residential or business property within the corporate limits of the town, on which an alarm system is monitored, shall be subject to the following procedures and penalties.
(1) For his or her first three false alarms, the person shall receive a written warning from any member of the Town Police Department.
(2) For the fourth false alarm issued in the same one-year period as the three written warnings, the person shall be subject to a fine of not less than $10.
(3) For the fifth false alarm issued to the same one-year period as the three written warnings and the first issued citation for violation of this chapter, the person shall be subject to a fine of not less than $20.
(4) For the sixth false alarm issued in the same one-year period as the three written warnings and the first and second citation for violation of this chapter, the person shall be subject to a fine of not less than $30 or a waiver of the fine if the person successfully completes an alarm system training course, as provided by their alarm monitoring service, and/or provides maintenance records that indicate the system has been repaired/maintenanced.
(5) For the seventh false alarm issued in the same one-year period as the three written warnings and the first, second and third citation for violation of this chapter, the person shall be subject to a fine of not less than $100.
(B) A fine shall be due and payable by the alarm user within ten days after written notice from the Town Police Department of the violation. In the event the alarm user does not pay his or her fine as assessed, the town may also take appropriate legal action to enforce the collection of the fine, and the alarm user shall be liable to the town for all court costs and attorney’s fees necessary to collect the fines. In addition thereto, the town shall be permitted to seek injunctive relief. All fines shall be payable to the town and fines collected shall be deposited into the town’s General Fund.
(C) There is hereby added to this penalty the additional penalty of attorney’s fees incurred by the town if civil action through a court of competent jurisdiction is required in order to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 101204B, passed 12-14-2004; Ord. 121206C, passed 12-12-2006)