§ 18-100. Classifying alarms; fees charged.

(a)

For each response by any emergency unit of the county to an alarm the responding agency will file a report, classifying the alarm as one of the following:

(1)

False alarm, system test with no notification or system malfunction.

(2)

False alarms, no system test, no owner response.

(3)

Valid alarm for cause designated.

(b)

There shall be a fine charged for false alarms according to the following schedule during a rolling 12-month period:

Alarm Within 12 Months	Fire/Rescue	Law Enforcement
First	$  0.00	$  0.00
Second	200.00	100.00
Third	300.00	200.00
Fourth	500.00	400.00
Fifth and subsequent	500.00	500.00

 

(c)

An alarm system shall not be activated prior to the registration of the alarm system. If a false alarm occurs prior to the registration of the alarm permit, the alarm user will be charged a fine of $50.00, which may be waived if the alarm system is registered within 30 days.

(d)

In addition, any person operating a non-permitted alarm system will be subject to an additional fine of $50.00. This fee may be waived if the permit is registered in 15 days.

( Ord. No. 2015-005 , pt. I, 5-19-2015; Ord. No. 2016-005 , pt. A, 4-5-2016; Ord. No. 2016-011 , pt. A, 7-5-2016; Ord. No. 17-006 , pt. A, 5-2-2017)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 2015-005, pt. I , adopted May 19, 2015, added a new § 18-100 and renumbered the former § 18-100 as § 18-101.