San Joaquin County Municipal Code Ch. 4 Enforcement

(a) The provisions of this division shall be administered and enforced by the Sheriff or his representative. He is authorized to make inspections of the intrusion detection devices and the alarm systems, and of the premises whereon said devices or systems are located. He shall have the power and shall enforce such rules and regulations as may be adopted by the Board of Supervisors to implement the provisions of this division.

(b) The sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this division are, and are intended to be, severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this division shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgement or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this division as provided by San Joaquin County codes and ordinances.

(Ord. 3711)

(a) Penalties. Any person violating any of the provisions of this division shall be deemed guilty of an infraction.

(b) Enforcement. All remedies shall be cumulative, and the use of one or more remedies by the county shall not bar the use of any other remedy for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this division. The amount of any service fee shall be deemed a debt to the county. An action may be commenced in the name of the county in any court of competent jurisdiction for the amount of any delinquent service fee. All service fees shall be deemed delinquent thirty (30) days after they are due and payable.

(Ord. 3711)

It is unlawful for an alarm owner to operate an alarm system which generates six (6) or more false alarms in a twelve (12) month period.

(Ord. 3711)

False alarms will incur charges based upon the following fee schedule:

Permit holder's first false alarm—No charge

Each false alarm thereafter—$30.00

Failure to pay the required service assessment may result in civil collection.

(Ord. 3711; Ord. 4212 (part), 2004)

(Ord. No. 4396, 6-24-2010; Ord. No. 4436, 6-27-2013)

The provisions of this division shall apply to all alarm systems which were installed, connected, operated or maintained on or prior to the date on which the ordinance codified in this division becomes effective; provided, however, that the permits required for existing alarm systems shall be obtained within ninety (90) days from and after the date on which the ordinance codified in this division becomes effective.

(Ord. 3711)