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(a) “False alarm” shall be defined as an alarm signal eliciting a response by the police where an emergency situation does not in fact exist.

(b) Alarm users shall not be assessed any service charge for false alarms caused by interruption or failure of the service provided by public utilities, electrical or electronic interruption or interference, acts of God, sonic booms, or traffic accidents.

(c) There shall be a grace period of six months from the date of the initial installation. For each false alarm not within the grace period, there shall be a service charge imposed of $25.00 per false alarm. Only the first four false alarms shall be deemed within the grace period even if otherwise covered by the grace period. Following the grace period, alarm system users shall not be assessed a fine for the first two false alarms in any one calendar year. For purposes of implementing this section, calendar year shall be deemed to be the remainder of 1994 following the effective date of this section and thereafter calendar years shall be deemed to be January 1st through December 31st.

(d) A service charge shall be paid by the alarm user to the City for each false alarm not otherwise exempted by this section. The proceeds from such false alarm service charges shall be deposited to the general fund of the City.

(e) Any service charge assessed pursuant to this section may, upon request of the alarm user, be reviewed by the Police Department in accordance with such review procedures as the Chief of Police may prescribe. (Ord. 16739 § 1, 8-23-94; Ord. 16465 § 1(34-145), 6-9-92. Code 1995 § 62-97.)