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 Sunrise
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 2.5. ALARM SYSTEMS
 Article II. FALSE ALARM USER CHARGES

  § 2.5-23. User charges established.  

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  • The following user charges are hereby established:

    Police Fire-Rescue
    First response No charge No charge
    Second response No charge No charge
    Third response No charge No charge
    Fourth response
    Within six (6) months after receipt of three (3) notices of prior violations $100.00 $100.00
    Each additional response within six (6) months 250.00 250.00

     

    The user charge is intended to partially compensate the city for the cost of responding to an unwarranted call for emergency service.

    The following procedure is established for imposing the user charges established by this section:

    (1)

    For any response to an alarm location the alarm user shall be notified of the false alarm and of the user charge for a fourth false alarm, and any succeeding false alarms, responded to within a six-month period.

    (2)

    For a fourth response to an alarm location, which has been duly notified by the city of three (3) false alarms within any preceding six (6) months, and for all succeeding responses within six (6) months of the most recent response, the alarm user shall pay the user charge specified above. Payment shall be made to the finance department within thirty (30) days of mailing an invoice for such payment. A penalty charge of five dollars ($5.00) shall be added for each month payment is not received. Interest shall be charged at the rate of twelve (12) percent per year on all delinquent balances.

(Ord. No. 403, § 1, 1-15-91; Ord. No. 403-A, § 1, 11-12-91; Ord. No. 403-B, § 1, 5-26-92)