Rio Dell Municipal Code Art. IV Penalties, Fees, Charges, Regulations And Enforcement

Any violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be considered an infraction, punishable by a fine of $75.00 for the third offense; a fine of $100.00 for a fourth offense; a fine of $150.00 for the fifth offense; and revocation of the permit for the sixth offense in a 12-month period. If an alarm user's permittee fails to pay within 30 days of its billing any charges authorized by this chapter, a penalty assessment for 30, 60, or 90 days late payment as set forth in City of Rio Dell's Master Fee Schedule shall be added.

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(1) The City Council may, from time to time, by resolution, adopt such fees and service charges for the following items, as it deems appropriate:

(a) Alarm permit.

(b) Reinstatement fee.

(c) False alarm fee.

(d) Late application fee.

(e) Renewal fee.

(2) Any failure to pay, within 30 days of billing, any fees authorized by this chapter shall result in a penalty assessment being added.

(3) The City of Rio Dell's Master Fee Schedule adopted by the City Council as of the adoption date of the ordinance codified in this chapter is recited as follows (the "City of Rio Dell's Master Fee Schedule"):

City of Rio Dell's Master Fee Schedule (Alarm Ordinance)

The initial alarm permit will be free of charge. A renewal charge every two years of $20.00 will be levied for all alarm permits. It is incumbent upon the subscriber to ensure that the permit does not expire, and that the renewal application questionnaire is completed and returned to the Police Department in a timely fashion. If the Police Department responds to an alarm activation at a location that does not have a valid alarm permit on file, the responsible party will be notified of the need to obtain an alarm permit and will be assessed a late application fee of $100.00 if the permit is not obtained within 30 days of the notification.

Failure to apply for a permit prior to installing an alarm will result in the new permit fee of $50.00, late application fee of $50.00, and alarm permit violation fee first offense of $50.00.

Additional charges will be levied for false alarms in excess of the guidelines set forth in this table. A charge of $100.00 will be levied for the reinstatement of any alarm permit previously revoked by the Chief of Police.

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All alarm systems within the City of Rio Dell installed prior to the effective date of this chapter shall be brought within standards set forth within 90 days of the effective date of this chapter.

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The City of Rio Dell may, by resolution, adopt such rules and regulations necessary or appropriate to reduce or eliminate false alarms.

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The Rio Dell Police Department shall enforce this chapter. Each violation shall constitute a separate offense.

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The alarm user's permit shall be posted on the premises where the alarm system is located.

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Information furnished and secured pursuant to this chapter shall be confidential in character, shall not be subject to public inspection, and shall be kept so that the contents thereof shall not be known except to persons charged with the administration of this chapter or for legitimate law enforcement needs.

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