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120.13 PENALTY
120.13 PENALTY
 
            (a)        Operating an alarm system without a permit
 
It shall be a violation to operate, in the City of Richmond, an alarm system without permit. Upon such citation, the fine shall be one hundred ($100.00) dollars. (Ord. 47-1985)
           
            (b)        False alarms
 
                        (1)        Any permit holder that receives four (4) or more citations for false alarms within a calendar year shall be assessed a fine of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for the fourth (4th) and each subsequent citation. Any permit holder that receives seven (7) or more citations for false alarms within a calendar year shall be assessed a fine of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for the seventh (7th) and each subsequent citation. This shall not preclude revocation of the alarm permit as provided herein.
                       
                        (2)        Any fine not paid within fourteen (14) days of the date shown on the Notice of Violation and Fine required under section 120.16(b) shall be increased by a late fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
           
                        (3)        Failure to pay a fine within thirty (30) days of the date shown on the Notice of Violation and Fine required under section 120.16(b) shall result in an enforcement action being filed in Wayne County Court.
           
                        (4)        The provisions of this Section shall not apply for the first three (3) months after an alarm system is initially installed. No false alarm violations received during these first three (3) months shall result in a fine, nor shall they be taken into consideration when tabulating the number of false alarms received in any given period.
           
                        (5)        An alarm triggered by electrical thunderstorms or inclement weather shall not be considered a false alarm. (Ord. 10-2000)


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