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Sec. 3-6. Penalties.

(a) False police alarm response charges. When the Springdale Police Department responds to false burglar or holdup alarms received from the same premises more than five times in a calendar year (January through December) the alarm user or subscriber shall pay the city the following amount within 30 days after receiving billing notification.

Sixth to tenth (6--10) response, each . . . . $ 50.00

After tenth response, each . . . . 100.00

If payment is not received within the 30-day period, as provided above, the charge for said response shall be increased to double the amount of the initial response charge.

(b) False fire alarm response charges. When the Springdale Fire Department responds to false fire alarms received from the same premises more than two times in a calendar year (January through December) the alarm user or subscriber shall pay the city the following amount within 30 days after receiving billing notification.

Third to tenth (3--10) response, each . . . . $ 50.00

After tenth response, each . . . . 100.00

If payment is not received within the 30-day period, as provided above, the charge for said response shall be increased to double the amount of the initial response charge.

(c) Informal hearing. Each alarm user shall be entitled to an informal hearing with the chief of police, or his designate for each false police alarm in excess of five. Each alarm user shall be entitled to an informal hearing with the fire chief or his designate for each false fire alarm in excess of two. At the informal hearing, the subscriber may offer evidence that the alarm activation for which he is charged was not under his control as stated in section 3-5. The hearing must be requested, in writing, by certified or registered mail, directed to chief of the police department, or the chief of the fire department within seven days after the mailing of the statement of charges for the false alarm(s). Failure to timely request a hearing shall constitute an admission that the service charge is justified and payable to the city and shall further constitute an irrevocable waiver of such hearing.

(Ord. No. 2806, § A, 2-10-98)

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