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8.28.040 - Fines for false fire alarms.
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A. There shall be no more than two false fire alarms from any one fire alarm system during
the calendar year. A charge of one hundred dollars shall be imposed on the alarm owner/user
upon the occurrence of the third false alarm response and all subsequent false alarm
responses after the third within the same calendar year.
B, Any recurrent condition, which causes an alarm, may constitute a false alarm, if, in the
opinion of the fire marshal, the condition is reasonably preventable by the fire alarm user. In
this instance, the fire marshal shall inform the fire alarm user in writing that the recurrent
condition shall be considered a false alarm under this chapter thereafter.
8.28.045 - Fines for false alarms (non-fire).
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A. The subscriber of an alarm system shail be fined for each emergency police response to a
false alarm, except that such fine shall be automatically waived for the first three false alarm
responses in a calendar year. State, federal and municipal buildings or properties shall be
exempt from such fine. The subscriber of an alarm system shall be fined for each emergency
police response to a false alarm in a calendar year not more than: (1) twenty-five dollars for a
fourth offense; (2) fifty dollars for a fifth offense; (3) seventy-five dollars for a sixth offense;
and (4) one hundred dollars for the seventh and each subsequent offense within a calendar
year. If the subscriber is not the owner of the property in which the alarm system is located,
the police department shall give the property owner notice of the occurrence of the second
false alarm generated by the alarm system of the property.
B. Any subscriber who has received notification from the police department informing such
subscriber that a fine is being imposed for a false alarm may appeal the fine not later than
seven days after the receipt of notification by filing an appeal with the Waterford Police
Department. The Waterford Police Department shall refer the appeal to a hearing officer who
shall review the appeal and conduct a hearing with notice to the appellant and shall make a
determination as to whether or not the circumstances surrounding the false alarm justify a
waiver of the fine. The hearing officer shall notify the subscriber, in writing, of its final
decision.
C. All fines imposed pursuant to this section shall be payable to the Town of Waterford and
deposited into the general fund and shall be due not later than thirty days after the date of
notification, or in the case of an appeal, not later than thirty days after the date of the
decision on the appeal. A subscriber who fails to pay the fine within the designated time
period shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars.

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