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Village of Johnson Creek, WI
Jefferson County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Johnson Creek as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fire prevention — See Ch. 134.
Noise — See Ch. 173.
[Adopted 7-6-1998 by Ord. No. 8-98]
A. 
There is hereby imposed a fee for law enforcement response to any alarm resulting from any activation of an alarm system, except when law enforcement or Fire Department members find that an unauthorized person is on the premises or was seen on the premises immediately before the alarm was activated, that there is fresh evidence of forceful entry or attempted forceful entry, when the alarm signal is caused by a tornado or other violent weather conditions, or where a fire alarm is activated by fire or smoke.
B. 
No alarm user may incur more than two false alarms in any calendar year from an alarm system. In the event the law enforcement officers or Fire Department members respond to more than two false alarms in any calendar year, a citation may be issued. The bond for the first citation issued pursuant to this section shall be $50. The bond for the second citation issued pursuant to this section shall be $100.
[Amended 8-1-2002 by Ord. No. 08-02; 3-23-2015 by Ord. No. 5-15]