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(a)
The town, acting by and through the police and fire departments, upon responding to any false alarm shall leave written notice at the premises concerning the time and nature of said alarm together with a warning that the alarm system should be inspected by the homeowner and/or the alarm company with section 4-2.
(b)
The town, acting by and through the police and fire departments, upon responding to any third and all subsequent false alarms within any six-month period of time for any single premises shall notify in writing the owner of the premises of the violation of this chapter and impose a fine in the amount to be set by the town council from time to time. In addition, the owner of the premises shall be required to register the alarm system with the police department and obtain a permit in accordance with section 4-7. Within 15 days of the mailing or hand delivery of the notice of violation of this chapter, the owner may file a written appeal of said charge with the clerk of the municipal court. Said notice of appeal shall contain information to show that the alarm giving rise to the fine was not a false alarm within the meaning of this chapter.
(c)
Failure to appeal or pay fine. Failure of the owner to pay the imposed fee or file an appeal within 15 days of the mailing or hand delivery of the notice of violation shall result in doubling the amount of the imposed fine. Absent a pending appeal, failure of the owner to pay the imposed fee within 30 days of the mailing or hand delivery of the notice of violation shall result in the tripling of the amount of the imposed fine. In addition, failure to pay any fees imposed shall result in denial of the owner's permit application in accordance with subsection 4-7(c).
(Ord. No. 1996-08, § 4, 5-15-96; Ord. No. 2001-07, 3-15-01; Ord. No. 2007-11, 3-21-07)