San Carlos Municipal Code Art. VI False Alarms

A. If the alarm owner or private security company under contract makes contact with the Police Department before responding units arrive at the location of the alarm, the owner will not be charged with a false alarm.

B. In the event of a natural disaster, i.e., earthquake, power outage, etc., the false alarm generated as a result of this occurrence will not be charged as a false alarm response. (Ord. 1444 § 2 (part), 2012: Ord. 1250 § 1 (part), 1998. Formerly 8.16.170)

In the event of a false alarm within the City resulting in a Police Department response from any alarm system or from contact from a private security company under contract with an owner, a notice will be issued by the Police Department to the alarm owner. The notice shall set forth the time and nature of the false alarm. The notice will be mailed to the record alarm owner by regular United States mail, postage prepaid, to the address at which the alarm is installed or by other suitable means as deemed appropriate by the Chief of the Police Department. (Ord. 1444 § 2 (part), 2012: Ord. 1250 § 1 (part), 1998. Formerly 8.16.180)

A. Each alarm system shall be allowed one false alarm without service charge during each fiscal year from July 1st through June 30th. The alarm owner shall pay a service charge in an amount established by resolution of the City Council for each subsequent false alarm during the fiscal year.

B. A violation notice will be generated and an invoice sent to the alarm owner at the alarm location. Failing to pay the required fees will result in a suspension of an alarm permit and nonresponse to subsequent alarms by the Police Department.

C. Private security company personnel are allowed to report an alarm activation to the Police Department or Fire Department. However, false alarms will be assessed as provided in this chapter. (Ord. 1444 § 2 (part), 2012: Ord. 1250 § 1 (part), 1998. Formerly 8.16.190)

In the event any alarm system within the City activates more than twelve false alarms within any one-year period, such alarm system shall be suspended and shall be deactivated until written verification by the alarm company establishes that the problem causing the false alarms has been corrected. (Ord. 1444 § 2 (part), 2012: Ord. 1250 § 1 (part), 1998. Formerly 8.16.200)