San Leandro Municipal Code Art. 5 Penalties

(Legislative History: Ordinance No. 85-026, 8/19/85; Ordinance No. 90-017, 10/1/90 (Section 4-6-500); Ordinance No. 2002-032, 12/9/02 (Section 4-6-510))

(a) Any person violating any provision of this Chapter shall be guilty of an infraction. Upon conviction or an infraction, a person shall be subject to payment of a fine, not to exceed the limits set forth in Government Code § 36900. After the third conviction for a violation or this Chapter within any 12 month period any subsequent violation within the 12 month period may be punished as a misdemeanor.

(b) For the purpose of this Chapter, each alarm user shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every false alarm committed or continued by said alarm user in violation of Section 4-6-400.

The provisions of this Chapter shall be applicable to an alarm user who uses, operates or maintains on his or her premises an alarm system installed on or before July 1, 1985, 30 days after the effective date of this Chapter.

Notwithstanding Sections 4-6-400 and 4-6-500, any violations of Subsection 4-6-400 (a), or any other of the provisions of this Chapter are expressly deemed and declared to be a public nuisance, and may be abated in the manner provided by Chapter 1-12.