If any alarm system produces three (3) false alarms in any twelve (12) consecutive month period, written notice of that fact shall be given by regular mail or delivery to the subscriber.
(a) If more than three (3) false alarms are produced by any alarm system in a twelve (12) month period, an administrative fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be assessed against the alarm user for the fourth false alarm, and an administrative fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) shall be assessed for each successive false alarm thereafter. These fees shall be in addition to any criminal penalties imposed under Section 542.99. Such charges shall continue for each successive false alarm until six (6) consecutive months have elapsed during which time no false alarms have been recorded. At that time the record will be cleared and the next false alarm shall be deemed to be the first such incident. The question of whether a false alarm has occurred may be appealed by the alarm user under the applicable procedures set forth later in Section 542.19 by an alarm user who has been assessed a false alarm administrative fee.
(b) The permit issued to an alarm user may be revoked with the result that the alarm user be required to disconnect the alarm system in such fashion that signals are not emitted so as to notify the Police Department either directly or indirectly. The procedure for such orders to disconnect is set forth in Section 542.18.
(c) For the purposes of this section, a false alarm shall not be deemed to have occurred:
(1) If caused by some factor not within the control of the alarm user, (e.g. equipment malfunction, phone line disruption, extremely severe weather, etc), and
(2) If that cause is verified within forty-five (45) days of the false alarm by a letter from the applicable alarm business, which letter identifies the problem, declares that it has been resolved, and describes the corrective measures that were taken.
(d) An alarm system may be reconnected only if satisfactory evidence is provided to the Chief of Police that the alarm system has been repaired so that it does not emit further false alarms and upon payment of all delinquent charges assessed for false alarms.
(Ord. 1060-94. Passed 2-10-94.)