§ 119.009 SUSPENSION OF RESPONSE.

   (a)   The alarm administrator may suspend law enforcement response to an alarm site if it is determined that:

      (1)   The alarm user has six or more false alarms in a consecutive 12-month period;

      (2)   The alarm user has failed to make timely payment of a civil penalty assessed under § 119.999;

      (3)   The alarm user has failed to submit a written certification from an alarm installation company that complies with the requirements of this chapter stating that the alarm system has been inspected and repaired (if necessary), and/or additional training has been conducted by the alarm installation company;

      (4)   The alarm user has failed to comply with any other duties as set forth in § 119.004; and

      (5)   The alarm user, alarm installation company or monitoring company may appeal the decision to suspend response according to the procedure set forth in §§ 30.040 through 30.046 of this Code.

   (b)   Unless there is separate indication that there is a crime in progress, the law enforcement authority may refuse law enforcement response to an alarm dispatch request at an alarm site for which law enforcement response has been suspended by the alarm administrator.

(Ord. 72-12, passed 9-4-2012)