§ 92.99 PENALTY.

   (A)   Any person violating any provision of this subchapter, for which no other penalty is provided, shall be subject to the penalty provisions of § 10.99.

   (B)   (1)   A person who or which owns, uses or possesses a fire alarm system in a residential structure may not cause or permit more than two false fire alarms and/or nuisance fire alarms in a consecutive 12-month period. A person who or which owns, uses or possesses a fire alarm system in a residential structure that causes or permits a third false fire alarm and/or nuisance fire alarm in any 12-month period shall be subject to a fine of $150. All subsequent false fire alarms and/or nuisance fire alarms in any 12-month period shall be subject to a fine of $150 for each such false fire alarm and/or nuisance fire alarm. Each such false fire alarm and/or nuisance fire alarm shall be considered a separate violation. A person who or which violates §§ 92.01 through 92.04 commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $150 in addition to those fines set forth herein. The fine shall be paid to the township, who shall forward the same to the responding township volunteer fire company.

      (2)   A person who or which owns, uses or possesses a fire alarm system in a commercial structure may not cause or permit more than two false fire alarms and/or nuisance fire alarms in a consecutive 12-month period. A person who or which owns, uses or possesses a fire alarm system in a commercial structure that causes or permits a third false fire alarm and/or nuisance fire alarm in any 12-month period shall be subject to a fine of $300. All subsequent false fire alarms and/or nuisance fire alarms in any 12-month period shall be subject to a fine of $300 for each such false fire alarm and/or nuisance fire alarm. Each such false fire alarm and/or nuisance fire alarm shall be considered a separate violation. A person who or which violates §§ 92.01 through 92.04 commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $300 in addition to those fines set forth herein. The fine shall be paid to the township, who shall forward the same to the responding township volunteer fire company.

   (C)   Any person who or that violates any provision of §§ 92.15 through 92.21, other than §§ 92.15 and 92.16 shall, upon conviction thereof, be ordered to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs. Each day that a violation of §§ 92.15 through 92.21 continues shall constitute a separate offense.

   (D)   Any person who violates any provision of §§ 92.35 through 92.43 shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000, plus costs. Each day that a violation continues to exist constitutes a separate offense.

(Ord. 97, passed 6-17-2004; Ord. 142, passed 10-15-2015; Ord. 143, passed 11-19-2015)