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A. False Alarm Service Fees. Except as provided in subsection K of this section, an alarm user shall pay the following fees to the alarm administrator for police response to any false alarms:

1. Burglar false alarm service fee: $100.00 for each false alarm, except as provided in subsection K of this section; and

2. Robbery, panic and hold-up false alarm fees: $200.00 for each false alarm, except as provided in subsection K of this section.

B. If a false alarm fee is not paid within 30 days after the invoice is mailed, a late fee in the amount of $25.00 will be imposed.

C. Fees for False Alarms by Nonpermitted Alarm Systems. In addition to the fees set forth in subsections A and B of this section, a supplemental fee shall be imposed upon any person, firm, entity or company operating a nonpermitted alarm system in the amount of $200.00 for each false alarm.

D. Any monitoring company requesting an alarm dispatch request for a nonpermitted alarm system shall pay an administration fee of $100.00 per incident. If the fee is not paid within 30 days after the invoice is mailed, a late fee in the amount of $25.00 is hereby imposed on the monitoring company.

E. If cancellation of police response occurs prior to the police officer’s arrival at the alarm site, the response is not considered a false alarm and no fee will be assessed.

F. The alarm installation company shall be assessed a fee of $100.00 if the officer responding to the false alarm determines that an employee of the alarm installation company directly caused the false alarm. Such false alarms are not included in the total number of false alarms for the alarm user.

G. A fee of $100.00 is hereby imposed against any monitoring company that fails to verify alarm system signals as required in ACC 9.30.080(J)(3).

H. A fee in the amount of $200.00 is hereby imposed against an alarm installation company if the alarm administrator determines that an employee of the alarm installation company knowingly or recklessly made a false statement concerning the inspection of an alarm site or the performance of an alarm system.

I. Notice of the right of appeal under this chapter will be included with notice of any fee.

J. All registration fees, renewal registration fees, service fees or fines assessed under this section are due within 30 days of written notice unless otherwise noted. A late fee of $25.00 shall be assessed for each individual registration fee due and all other fees due that are not paid within 30 days.

K. Notwithstanding the above false alarm fee provisions, the alarm administrator will waive the first false alarm fee following the installation of an alarm system at a particular address. (Ord. 6345 § 1, 2011; Ord. 6252 § 1, 2009; Ord. 6216 § 1, 2009.)