SEC. 640. REWARD.

   (a)   Every person or persons who give information leading to the arrest and conviction, as defined in this Section, of any person who violates Section 148.4 of the California Penal Code, relating to the turning in of false fire alarms, in the City and County of San Francisco, shall receive as a reward from the City and County of San Francisco a total sum of $500 for each such occurrence. For the purposes of this Section and Section 641 of this Code, "conviction" shall mean a finding of guilty following a trial, a plea of guilt or nolo contendere, or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere by plea bargaining whether or not the guilty plea or nolo contendere plea is entered for violation of Section 148.4 of the California Penal Code.

   (b)   Every person or persons who give information leading to the arrest or, in the case of a juvenile, the temporary detention, but not the conviction of any person who violates Section 148.4 of the California Penal Code, relating to the turning in of false fire alarms, in the City and County of San Francisco, shall nevertheless receive as a reward from the City and County of San Francisco a total sum of $500 for each such occurrence, unless the arrested person or detained juvenile is found not guilty following a trial or juvenile court proceedings or the prosecutor dismisses the charges for insufficient information. Circumstances under which the person or persons providing the information shall be eligible for the reward include but are not limited to, disposition of the charges in the following ways:

      (1)   The court issues a bench warrant against the arrested person for failure to appear in court;

      (2)   The court determines that the arrested person is mentally incompetent to stand trial;

      (3)   The court places the arrested person in a diversion program;

      (4)   The charges are dismissed because the person is deported;

      (5)   Juvenile court proceedings establish that the juvenile carried out the alleged actions; or

      (6)   A probation officer places the detained juvenile in a specific program of supervision.

   (c)   In the event that more than one person gives information under the circumstances specified in Section 640(a) or 640(b) regarding the same occurrence, the total sum of $500 shall be divided equally among the persons providing the information.

(Amended by Ord. 208-86, App. 6/6/86)