[Ord. No. 2022-2356, 11/1/2022]
1. 
A property owner shall be notified, in writing by the Chief, of each and every false alarm activated in the absence of an emergency, whether willfully or by inadvertence, negligence or unintentional act, including the malfunction of the alarm system to which the Police or Fire Department responds. Each twenty-four-hour period during which such an alarm occurs shall constitute a separate offense, and each offense shall accumulate over a twelve-month period, as follows:
First alarm
Written warning
Second alarm
$100
Third alarm
$150
Fourth alarm
$200
Fifth alarm
$250
Each additional alarm
$300
2. 
In the event that a second and subsequent false alarm(s) occurs within a twelve-month period, the Chief shall, within five business days from the date of the false alarm, notify the owner in writing that a false alarm charge is due and payable and the amount thereof. Such notice shall be forwarded by certified and regular mail to the property owner at their last known address.
3. 
A false alarm charge shall be due and payable to the Borough 15 days from the date of the mailing of the notice of assessment of the charge. The Borough shall be exempt from payment of all fees.
4. 
Failure of the permittee to pay a false alarm charge on or before the due date shall constitute a violation of this chapter and shall subject said person to the penalties set forth in § 7-502 hereof.
5. 
If doubt exists as to the cause of the false alarm, the Chief or Chief of Police, or their designee, shall make a decision regarding the circumstances of the activation.
6. 
Multiple fire alarms and/or response requests received by and/or forwarded to the Fire Department before the system can be deactivated within a reasonable period of time shall be considered a single alarm.
[Ord. No. 2022-2356, 11/1/2022]
1. 
Should any person fail to pay the false alarm charges, as required under § 7-501 of this chapter, such failure shall constitute a violation of this chapter and such unpaid charges may be collected as fines by civil suit, criminal summary proceeding brought in the name of the Borough before any District Justice of this commonwealth having jurisdiction, municipal lien, or any other manner provided in law or equity. The proceedings for such violations and for the collection of such fees imposed herein and unpaid may be commenced by warrant, complaint or by summons, at the discretion of the District Justice before whom such proceedings are begun. Each twenty-four-hour period during which failure to comply continues shall constitute a separate violation of the terms of this chapter.
2. 
Any person who is convicted of a violation in a criminal summary proceeding shall be subject to prosecution in a summary proceeding brought before a District Justice having jurisdiction and, upon conviction, shall be liable for a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution, and, in default thereof, may be sentenced and committed to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 30 days.