8.32.190 - Appeal procedures.
Part of the Code of Ordinances of South Salt Lake, UT.
The text
A.
Appeals of actions regarding burglary and fire alarm systems shall be made using the administrative hearing process outlined in Chapter 2.22 of this Code. A hearing request shall be in writing and must be received no later than ten (10) days following such actions.
B.
Suspension and/or revocation will result in loss of police response for one (1) year. A reinstatement fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) and a certificate signed by the alarm business and alarm user stating the problem has been corrected will be required before police response will be resumed. Two (2) additional false alarms will place the user on immediate suspension without an appeal for an additional year.
C.
If the administrative law judge finds that no violation of this chapter occurred, or that a violation occurred, but one (1) or more of the defenses set forth in this section is applicable, the administrative law judge may dismiss the penalty and release the alarm user from liability thereunder, or may reduce the penalty associated therewith as he or she shall determine. Such defenses are:
1.
The false alarm for which the penalty has been assessed did not originate at the premises of the alarm user who has been assessed the fee;
2.
The alarm for which the penalty has been assessed was, in fact, not false, but was rather the result of an actual or attempted burglary, robbery, or other emergency;
3.
The police dispatch office was notified by the permit holder or the alarm company that the alarm was false prior to the arrival of a peace officer to the subject premises in response to the false alarm: or
4.
Such other mitigating circumstances as may be approved by the city legal department.
D.
If the administrative law judge finds that a false alarm did occur and no applicable defense exists, the administrative law judge may, in the interest of justice and on behalf of the city, enter into an agreement for the timely or periodic payment of the applicable fees and penalties.
(Ord. No. 2020-06, § VI, 6-3-2020)