[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of North Franklin 12-16-2004 by Ord. No. 8-2004. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
ACTOR
The person violating any ordinance of the Township of North Franklin and/or any laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and/or those laws, rules and regulations designated as the Pennsylvania Crimes Code Pa.C.S.A. Title 18 and Title 35, Chapter 6, in their entirety.
REQUEST FOR RESPONSE
Any communication to the Township of North Franklin or County 911 Dispatch Center or to the police or other entity, indicating the possibility or existence of the occurrence of a crime or other emergency situation warranting immediate action by the police.
REQUESTOR
Any person, tenant, resident, business organization, nonprofit organization, charitable institution, agent, servant or employee who makes a request for response.
RESPONSE
Any result for response which causes the North Franklin Township Police Department to utilize its communications systems, motor vehicles and/or personnel to arrive at any place designated by the requestor.
A. 
Any requestor who makes request for a response which causes a response and subsequently results in the withdrawing of charges indicated as a result of the response or any requestor who unreasonably makes multiple requests for response shall be charged the cost of the response as set forth in § 166-3 of this chapter.
B. 
Any actor or perpetrator against whom it has been determined has violated this chapter of the Township of North Franklin or the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania set forth in this chapter, said determination being made by the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny or Washington County, including the minor judiciary of said counties known as "Magisterial District Judges," by judge or jury after trial or hearing, the agreement by the actor to a guilty plea or a plea of nolo contendere or no contest in said courts and/or the determination or agreement of an actor to a plea of agreement with said courts without verdict and/or any adjudication, determination, or agreement regarding a juvenile under the Pennsylvania Juvenile Laws, shall be charged the cost of the response as set forth in § 166-3 of this chapter.
Any response or determinations as set forth in § 166-2 of this chapter shall require the requestor or actor to pay to North Franklin Township the fee set forth on Appendix A of this chapter,[1] the same being incorporated herewith as though more fully set forth herein at length, and any incidental costs, fees or expenses relating to a response. The fees set forth on Appendix A may be adjusted from time to time by resolution of the Board of Supervisors for the Township of North Franklin.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said appendix is on file in the Township offices.
A. 
The North Franklin Township Police Department shall provide an invoice to those individuals creating the requirement of a police response and/or any actor or perpetrator as set forth in § 166-2 of this chapter pursuant to the schedule of charges set forth in Appendix A of this chapter, said amount being the hourly rate indicated thereon plus any incidental costs, fees or expenses.
B. 
The invoicing as designated above shall be provided by the North Franklin Township Police Department within 30 days of the date of the police response or determination as set forth in this chapter. Thereafter, payment shall be made to the Township of North Franklin for the aforesaid invoicing within 30 days of the date of the invoicing.
C. 
Failure to pay the aforesaid invoicing shall cause the Township of North Franklin to file a civil action, judgment and/or municipal lien against the invoiced party. The foregoing notwithstanding, Township of North Franklin, through its Police Department, may request any court having competent jurisdiction over a requestor, actor or perpetrator to make restitution to the Township of North Franklin consistent with this chapter.
D. 
Interest on the unpaid balance of any invoices of any fees shall carry an interest rate of 10% per annum on the unpaid balance. In addition, the Township of North Franklin may access attorney's fees, costs and expenses associated with collection of any fees authorized by this chapter.
If any sentence, clause, section, or part of this chapter is for any reason found to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, such unconstitutionality, illegality or invalidity shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions, sentences, clauses, section or parts of this chapter. It is hereby declared as the intent of the Supervisors of the Township of North Franklin that this chapter would have been adopted had such unconstitutional, illegal or invalid sentence, clause, section or part thereof not been included herein.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances which are inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
This chapter shall be effective upon passage or as otherwise authorized by law.