(A) If the Alarm Administrator assesses a fine or denies the issuance, renewal or reinstatement of an Alarm Registration, the Alarm Administrator shall send written notice of the action and a statement of the right to an appeal to either the affected applicant or Alarm User and the Alarm Installation Company and/or Monitoring Company.
(B) The Alarm User, Alarm Installation Company or Monitoring Company may appeal an assessment of a fine or the revocation of an Alarm Registration to the Alarm Administrator by setting forth in writing the reasons for the appeal within fifteen (15) business days after receipt of the fine or notice of revocation.
(1) The Law Enforcement/ Fire Authority shall conduct a formal hearing within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the request and consider the evidence by any interested Person(s). The Law Enforcement/ Fire Authority shall make its decision on the basis of the preponderance of evidence presented at the hearing. The Law Enforcement/ Fire Authority must render a decision within fifteen (15) days after the date of the hearing.
(C) Filing of a request for appeal shall stay the action by the Alarm Administrator revoking an Alarm Registration or requiring payment of a fine, until the Law Enforcement/ Fire Authority has completed its review. If a request for appeal is not made within the twenty (20) business day period, the action of the Alarm Administrator is final.
(D) Alarm Administrator or Law Enforcement/ Fire Authority may adjust the count of False Alarms based on:
(1) Evidence that a False Alarm was caused by an Act of God;
(2) Evidence that a False Alarm was caused by action of the telephone company;
(3) Evidence that a False Alarm was caused by a power outage lasting longer than four (4) hours;
(4) Evidence that the Alarm Dispatch Request was not a False Alarm;
(5) Evidence that the law enforcement / fire officer response was not completed in a timely fashion; and/or,
(6) In determining the number of False Alarms, multiple alarms occurring in any twenty-four (24) hour period shall be counted as one False Alarm; to allow the Alarm User time to take corrective action unless the False Alarms are directly caused by the Alarm User.
(E) With respect to fines of an Alarm Installation Company or Monitoring Company the Alarm Administrator or Law Enforcement/ Fire Authority may take into consideration whether the alarm company had engaged in a consistent pattern of violations.