[Ord. No. 1135 §1, 11-10-1973; CC 1976 §27-2; Ord. No. 1239 §1, 10-18-1977; Ord. No. 1449 §1, 9-17-1985; Ord. No. 2473 §1, 11-15-2005]
Any person, other than the City of Pacific or any other governmental
taxing authority within the City, owning an alarm system that is connected
to the alarm board in the Police Department of the City shall pay
a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) per month to the City Collector and
receive a receipt therefor.
[Ord. No. 2261 §§1 — 2, 11-20-2001; Ord. No. 2473 §2, 11-15-2005]
A. Definitions. The following words shall have the meanings
set out below, when used in this Section:
ANNUNCIATOR
The instrumentation of an alarm console at the receiving
terminal of a signal line which, through visual and/or audible signals,
shows when an alarm device at a particular location has been activated
or it may also indicate line trouble.
DAY ALARM SYSTEMS
Any mechanical or electric device which is designed to activate
manually or automatically upon the presence of a hazard requiring
urgent attention of any emergency service.
FALSE ALARM
Activation of emergency alarm system intentionally or by
inadvertence, negligence or of unintentional act to which any Police
Department responds, including activation caused by the malfunction
of the emergency alarm system.
B. All
false alarms to which any City department responds or which any City
of Pacific Police respond, other than a false alarm of premises occupied
by the City of Pacific or any other governmental taxing authority
within the City, shall result in the following warnings or fines to
the alarm user or owner:
1. A warning for the first two (2) false alarms in any calendar year.
2. Third (3rd) and subsequent false alarms in any calendar year shall
constitute a misdemeanor and be punishable by a fine of up to seventy-five
dollars ($75.00).
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Whereupon, the determination by the Police Department that a
false alarm has occurred shall be sent to the alarm user or owner
notifying the alarm user or owner of the determination of false alarm
and directing payment within thirty (30) days of any fine that may
be due, payable to the City Collector. For refusal to pay such service
charge within thirty (30) days of notice shall constitute a violation
of this Section and the alarm user or owner shall be prosecuted in
the Municipal Court of the City of Pacific with the alarm user/owner
having the burden of proof that the service charge is improperly imposed.
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C. The
following shall not be considered false alarms:
1. When the department determines that the alarm has been caused by
a malfunction of the indicators at the alarm dispatching agency.
2. When the Police Department determines that the alarm has been caused
by damage, testing or repair of the telephone equipment or lines by
the telephone company, provided that such incidents are promptly reported
to the telephone company.
3. When an alarm is intentionally caused by an occupant or resident
acting under a reasonable belief that a need exists to call the Police
Department.
[Ord. No. 1109 §1, 5-1-1973; CC 1976 §27-3; Ord. No. 1259 §1, 1-2-1979]
A fee shall be charged for the furnishing of any copy of a Police
report as follows:
For the first (1st) page: $5.00.
For each additional page: $1.00.