(a) No person shall allow more than four false alarms to be transmitted during a six month period. An alarm shall be classified as false if the responding police or fire personnel see no evidence of fire, smoke, robbery, burglary, vandalism, unauthorized intrusion or medical emergency.
(b) Following four false alarms within a six month period, the person owning or leasing such system shall, for each false alarm thereafter, pay a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
(c) No person shall knowingly allow his alarm system to be used by any person to create a false alarm as defined in this chapter. Violation of this shall be a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(d) If any of the charges for false police or fire alarms imposed herein are not paid upon receipt of the invoice for same, or within thirty days thereafter, such charges shall be referred to the City Law Director for appropriate legal action.
(e) Any person affected thereby may appeal the classification of an alarm as a false alarm herein to the City Alarm Administrator.
(Ord. 78-2011. Passed 9-8-11.)