(A) Alarm users shall be responsible for multiple false alarms sent by alarm systems on premises under their control. The fees imposed shall be based on the number of false alarms sent by the one alarm system within a calendar year.
(B) There is hereby imposed on alarm users an administrative fee, based on the cost of administration and police response to false alarms, as follows.
(1) For one through six false alarms, no fee shall be imposed.
(2) For seven through ten false alarms, a fee of $50 for each false alarm shall be imposed.
(3) For the eleventh and any additional false alarms, a fee of $100 for each false alarm received shall be imposed.
(C) If the alarm user changes to a central alarm monitoring company, changes central alarm monitoring companies or changes to a direct line to the Police Department, the alarm count will remain the same.
(D) No fee shall be imposed until five days after written notification has been sent to the alarm user that a false alarm has been recorded against the alarm system.
(E) Any fee not paid within 30 days after it is imposed will result in the alarm user being ordered to disconnect immediately.
(F) If an appeal of alarm validity determination is filed as outlined in § 97.053, the fee is due 30 days after the decision.
(Prior Code, § 11.06.19)