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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 59 of 1994
(FALSE ALARMS)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 5.08.065, 5.08.095, and
5.08.220, SALT LAKE CITY CODE, PERTAINING TO FALSE ALARMS.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. That Section 5.08.065, Salt Lake City Code,
pertaining to alarm user permits be, and the same hereby is,
amended to read as follows:
Section 5.08.065 Alarm user permits.
A. * * *
B. It is unlawful to report to the police department or
other emergency service agency any alarm from an alarm system
that has no use permit. This shall not apply to the reporting of
the sounding of a local alarm.
SECTION 2. That Section 5.08.095, Salt Lake City Code,
pertaining to false alarms be, and the same hereby is, amended to
read as follows:
5.08.095 False Alarms.
A. Any alarm user which has more than seven false alarms
within any twelve-month period shall be subject to revocation and
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Revocation of a user permit
shall be in accordance with the license revocation provisions
specified in Chapter 5.02 of this code, or its successor chapter.
A hearing officer hearing a revocation proceeding shall have
authority to suspend a user permit in lieu of revocation in
appropriate cases. Any City alarm user whose user permit is
suspended or revoked by the City shall pay a reinstatement fee of
one hundred dollars to the City before such permit shall be
reinstated or reissued.
B. A service fee is imposed for false alarms on a physical
duress or intrusion alarm system to which a peace officer
responds. The fee is assessed on the user of the alarm system
for each false alarm after four false alarms in any twelve-month
period. The amount of the fee is one hundred dollars for each
false alarm.
SECTION 3. That Section 5.08.220, Salt Lake City Code,
pertaining to violation --penalty be, and the same hereby is,
amended to read as follows:
5.08.220 Violation --Penalty.
A. Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter,
failure of any person to comply with the requirements of this
chapter shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by
law, as set forth in Section 1.12.050 of this code, or its
successor section.
B. All service fees assessed under this chapter are due
and payable on the date written notice of any fee due is issued
by the treasurer. If any service fee is not paid within thirty
days of the due date, a penalty of ten dollars shall be added to
each one hundred -dollar service fee so unpaid. If any service
fee is not paid within sixty days of the due date, an additional
penalty of ten dollars shall be added to each one hundred -dollar
service fee so unpaid, for a total penalty of twenty dollars. If
any service fee is not paid within ninety days of the due date,
an additional penalty of ten dollars shall be added to each one
hundred -dollar service fee so unpaid, for a total penalty of
thirty dollars. If any service fee is not paid within one
hundred twenty days of the due date together with all applicable
penalties, the city may use such lawful means as are available to
collect such fee, including all penalties, costs and attorneys'
fees.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect on the date of
its first publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah this
12th day of July 1994.
ATTEST:
ITY CORDER
Transmitted to Mayor on 7/1/94
Mayor's Action:
XXXX Approved.
MAYOR
Bill of 1994.
Published: 7-20-94
ATTEST:LVS:le
Ordina94\5.08.095 False Alarms
Vetoed.